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Foreign politicians with convictions relating to
#corruption
should not enjoy impunity in Britain. Nor should their unexplained wealth, stashed in luxury London properties, fall out of the reach of law enforcement.
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Former
#Pakistan
PM sentenced over charges relating to UK property -
UK must now act now on London properties!
#AvenfieldReference
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If there are reasonable grounds to suspect these assets were bought with criminal funds then they should be investigated.
Owning a home via an offshore company has seldom made much sense except for securing secrecy.
@OCCRP
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There is currently a lot of interest in the ministerial code and the
#NolanPrinciples
.
This thread highlights some of the data we’ve collected on potential breaches of ministerial and parliamentary rules.
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We're proud to have worked with
@OCCRP
@guardian
and others on the
#RussianAssetTracker
.
This research shows the UK is the prime destination for investments by those on the Navalny 35 list.
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📣 NEW REPORT 📣
We need to reform the House of Lords!
Our research found almost 1 in 4 party nominations were political donors – handing over £58 million since 2013.
This is damaging public trust and bringing the Lords into disrepute.
Read more ➡️
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NEW TODAY: The way the UK Government handled bids for supplying personal protective equipment and other
#COVID19
response contracts appears partisan and systemically biased in favour of those with political access, our latest research finds.
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Unexplained Wealth Orders are finally here. Now it's time for action! Here's 5 cases the police could consider today!
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The role of UK property as a haven for dirty money is under the spotlight in the Economic Crime Bill before Parliament.
@TransparencyUK
's
@duncanhames
highlights three key reforms MPs should urgently back to stop oligarchs and criminals hiding ill-gotten wealth in the UK.
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It should no longer be up to the PM to decide if an allegation should be investigated.
We need independent investigations into potential breaches of the Ministerial Code and it should be put on a statutory footing.
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“This should really be a wake-up call for government to take decisive action on driving far more meaningful reforms on standards and integrity in our political system.”
@DanielJBruce
outlines the reasons behind the UK’s worst-ever
#CPI2023
performance - and what needs to change.
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£4.4bn worth of property in the UK we identified as bought with suspicious wealth - a fifth of this by individuals from Russia. The PM says no place for dirty money in the UK - but it’s already here. Time to end our role as a safe haven for corrupt £££!
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In an open letter more than 60 editors, journalists, writers and experts called on the government to include an ‘Anti-
#SLAPP
Bill’ in the forthcoming King’s Speech.
We must end these abusive lawsuits that silence critical speech⬇️
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"What is bizarre is that we are arriving at a situation now where MPs thankfully have legislated to end secretive ownership of UK property, but we don't have the same requirements of those overseas entities that control UK Limited Liability Partnerships."
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#BREAKING
- Great news today in the fight against corruption! UK Parliament passes amendment requiring British Overseas Territories to bring in public registers revealing identities of companies formed there!
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Our latest research finds that 20% of public procurement spending on the COVID-19 response raises one or more corruption red flags.
A thorough audit of the 73 high-risk contracts we identity will help restore public confidence at a time when the trust of citizens is most needed.
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#PanamaPapers
confirm that the world's corrupt elite are gaming the international financial system to launder & protect their stolen wealth
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Our report from last year found the integrity of British democracy is being undermined by some parliamentarians who are helping to launder the reputations of corrupt and repressive regimes
U.K. MP
@IoWBobSeely
calls for the U.K. to pass a Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to prevent Russians and other malign actors to secretly influence the U.K. political process. I will be testifying about that today in parliament
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Our research has found £1.5 billion worth of property owned by Russians accused of corruption or links to the Kremlin,
@DuncanHames
tells
@BBCLondonNews
.
Much of this property is within a mile of Buckingham Palace.
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And in the UK you can legally:
🥂 Pay £50k for dinner with a Minister
🔁 Employ a former Minister straight out of office
💼 Employ an MP as a lobbying adviser
🛩 Buy luxury trips for Parliamentarians to visit your country
💸 Bankroll a political party
Time for lobbying reform!
‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep.
@AOC
is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are
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NEW: Partners in Crime details how more than 21,000 UK LLPs – some 14 per cent of all LLPs ever incorporated - share almost identical characteristics with those known to have been used in major
#corruption
and
#moneylaundering
schemes.
More ➡️
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A major donor to the Conservative Party has been named in connection with court proceedings as a key part of an international money laundering operation.
This isn’t just a Westminster storm in a teacup, it's a national security issue. (1/7)
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.
@DanielJBruce
recently told the Committee on Standards in Public Life how we’d found 120 incidents since 2015 where either ministerial or parliamentary rules were potentially breached in Westminster.
Thirty of these incidents were in 2020.
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NEW RESULTS: Britain has slumped to its lowest-ever score in the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Score: 73 (-5 year-on-year)
Rank: 18 (-7)
#CPI2022
More info ➡️
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.
@DanielJBruce
tells
@JuliaHB1
some of the red flags we identified in £3.7bn worth of COVID-related contracts:
- Politically connected companies receiving contracts
- Lack of competitive tendering
- Little or no information on how potential conflicts of interest were managed
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"This is a very suspicious set of transactions. It certainly deserves the attention of the UK authorities."
@duncanhames
tells
@BBCPanorama
there should be an investigation into how Azerbaijan's first family acquired a UK property empire worth some £400million.
#PandoraPapers
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This system does not work.
It does not ensure that high standards are maintained in public life and it does not protect the Government from allegations of corruption.
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NEW TODAY: One in every five pounds of reported donations to the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2020 came from companies and individuals with a substantial interest in the housing market.
Full analysis ->
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Of these 30 cases, there are nine where it is alleged that the ministerial code may have been breached that include risks of
#corruption
.
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The
#CPI2022
shows "there is a view among global business leaders that there are insufficient controls on the abuse of public office" in
#UKpolitics
.
@DanielJBruce
tells
@petercardwell
about Britain's worst-ever CPI performance and why the score dropped so sharply.
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More recently there have been allegations that the way public money was allocated via the Government’s flagship
#TownsFund
was done for political advantage.
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While researching our latest report, we found 32 Councillors across 24 councils holding critical decision-making positions in their local planning system whilst also working for developers.
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“This is a powerful indictment of a recent decline in standards in government and controls over the use of taxpayer money.”
@DanielJBruce
outlines the reasons behind the UK’s worst-ever
#CPI2022
performance - and what needs to change.
More info ➡️
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The Government has published a draft bill for the long-awaited & much-promised register of the true owners of overseas companies buying UK property - we welcome this & call on them to move quickly to end the UK's role as a safe haven for corrupt money!
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🔎 Almost 40k properties in London where the identity of the owner is hidden 👤
🔎 £4.4bn worth of property across UK bought with suspicious wealth 🏛
🔎Most within 3 miles of Buckingham Palace💂♀️
Time to end UK’s role as a safe haven for corrupt 💰 !
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Currently, investigations can only be requested by the Prime Minister.
They are then referred to the Independent Advisor on Ministers’ Interests, who then reports back to the PM.
It is up to the PM if any action is taken.
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We're calling for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to be amended to prohibit all UK companies, including LLPs, from being controlled by opaque offshore companies.
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NEW TODAY: More than one in ten of all UK Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) ever incorporated bear the hallmarks of shell companies used for serious financial crimes, our latest research reveals.
Read the report ➡️
#corruption
#moneylaundering
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These allegations range from a failure to declare a spouse's financial interests to having links to, or in one case shares in, a company awarded government contracts, to lobbying a foreign Royal Family on behalf of a company that was a party donor.
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The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index is out now! 180 countries ranked on perceived levels of public sector corruption - see all the results here!
#CPI2018
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These kinds of allegations, particularly when they are not investigated, undermine trust in our democracy.
They normalise behaviour that creates additional risks of corruption.
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‼️ The UK has fallen to its lowest-ever score on the
@anticorruption
Corruption Perceptions Index. ‼️
🔵 Rank: 20/180 ⬇️
🔵 Score: 71/100 ⬇️
Concerns of corruption are at all-time high as the UK receives its lowest score for the second year in a row.
#CPI2023
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The UK property market is a prime destination for the proceeds of
#corruption
from around the world.
@rachelcerysd
explains how new measures, which come into force today, will help provide greater
#transparency
over who really owns real estate here.
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Today the Economic Crime Act became law.
This is landmark legislation that should significantly strengthen Britain’s defences against fraud and money laundering, clamping down on those who abuse our economy for their own private gain.
📹
@duncanhames
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In the case of the
#Westferry
property development debacle, while there was no investigation into a potential breach of the ministerial code, the decision to approve the planning application was found to be unlawful and overturned.
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🏡 NEW TODAY: Almost 52,000 UK properties are still owned anonymously despite a new
#transparency
law designed to reveal their true owners.
More here ➡️
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We know much of what's reported because of the UK's company transparency laws.
We need the same disclosures for companies in Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and sooner than the end of next year, as they've promised.
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These are of course only allegations.
None of these 9 incidents were referred to the Independent Advisor on Ministers' Interests for investigation.
Cases that involve bullying or issues not linked to corruption are not included in this data.
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This investigation adds to the overwhelming weight of evidence that the UK has become a safe haven for suspicious wealth.
It’s now important that there is full transparency and the source of wealth for these investments is investigated.
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We’re delighted to announce
@Billbrowder
will be joining our September 16 Business Integrity Forum to share his expert insight on
#sanctions
against
#Russia
and what they mean for companies in practice.
Find out more about the Forum here ➡️
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“These MPs defending corporate secrecy would have been more credible had they expressed their views before accepting a free trip to the Caribbean,” said
@duncanhames
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Finally, ICYMI: Here’s
@DanielJBruce
giving evidence to
@PublicStandards
on these and other issues.
12/12
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Are the property interests of some of the Conservative Party’s biggest donors influencing ministers’ decisions on housing policy?
@SteveJGoodrich
highlights the key findings from our latest report ->
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With
#Pakistan
PM disqualified, the UK must act on Nawaz Sharif assets here, inc. poss 4 London homes
#PanamaVerdict
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For decades, criminals and kleptocrats have used opaque corporate structures to launder
#dirtymoney
into UK property.
If enforced properly, the new Register of Overseas Entities will help start to lift this veil of secrecy.
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#PanamaPapers
showed public figures using system that allowed them to go against rules of their home countries
@RyleGerard
director
@ICIJorg
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🆕 Research out today from
@Transparency_ru
has found that over the past ten years, around one in 10 cases of money laundering through trade from Russia involved British firms.
Find out more and read the full report here ⬇️
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Meet Rachel (
@rachelcerysd
), Head of Advocacy, she leads our advocacy in the UK and co-chairs the Bond Anti-Corruption Group. One of her many recent campaigns has been on the disclosure of UK shell companies owners 👉
#WomenAgainstCorruption
#WomensDay
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NEW: At Your Service analyses how the UK played a role in:
⚖️ 400+ major corruption cases amounting to
💰 £325 billion worth of funds diverted by rigged procurement, bribery, embezzlement and the unlawful acquisition of state assets in
🌍 116 countries
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It must be baffling for constituents to learn their MPs can be hired by businesses as advisors on parliamentary affairs and public policy.
It's clear practices like this are unacceptable yet Parliament still deems them permissible - this needs to stop.
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2/2 In light of these serious allegations by
@Billbrowder
we are reiterating our call for an all-out ban on Parliamentarians acting as paid lobbyists or advisors for outside interests.
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In the first question at today’s
#PMQs
,
@KirstySNP
asks the Prime Minister for his thoughts on the UK’s worst-ever performance in the
@anticorruption
Corruption Perceptions Index.
#CPI2022
#PoliticsLive
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4 UK registered companies at heart of a $2.9bn money laundering scheme...we MUST end this complicity in corruption
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The
@NCA_UK
has announced securing of first Unexplained Wealth Orders. This is a landmark moment in the fight against corruption!
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- £8.65million mansion 🏡
- Bought in cash 💰
- By the daughter of Angola's autocratic ex-president 🇦🇴
- Via an anonymous company in the Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Did any of the solicitors or estate agents acting on the deal raise the alarm?
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When political parties become heavily reliant on a small number of big donors it creates the perception, and quite possibly the reality, they are beholden to narrow sectional interests.
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Our new report, out today, shows how UK companies are used to launder corrupt wealth from around the world
#ParadisePapers
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Out now! Our new report "In Whose Interest?" finds the British political system wide open to abuse by outside interests - including those of corrupt and repressive regimes
#Azerbaijan
#Bahrain
#Russia
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Out now! Our new report on Britain's own Applebys & Mossack Fonsecas at the heart of 52 global corruption scandals!
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#BREAKING
: Criminal Finances Bill passes into law! - "As significant in fighting corruption as the Bribery Act"
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@carolvorders
Thanks so much for spreading the word about our research on lobbying and potential conflicts of interest. It's important this data is out in the open.
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PUBLISHED TODAY: Track and Trace is the most comprehensive study to date of public procurement during the pandemic and involved a painstaking review of nearly 1,000 contracts worth a total of £18 billion.
Read our latest report.
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It’s clear that the current party of government increasingly relies on a relatively small number of wealthy backers often with substantial interests in the property market.
This unhealthy dependence increases the risk of policy becoming captured.
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LAUNCHING TOMORROW: Our latest research reveals the likely scale of abuse of UK LLPs in high-level white-collar crime.
While this is a problem well documented in exposés by journalists and recognised by the Government, its extent remained unknown. Until now.
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A vigil will be held tonight for murdered Maltese journalist and prominent
#anticorruption
campaigner
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
outside the Malta High Commission, Piccadilly, W1J0LE.
Everyone is welcome from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.
#JusticeforDaphne
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Working for an arms manufacturer while serving in Parliament raises serious questions about the risks of undue influence over national defence, security, and foreign policy decision-making.
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LAUNCHING MONDAY: Our latest research lays bare the seemingly industrial-scale abuse of UK Limited Liability Partnerships and how this type of company has been used to facilitate billions in economic harm.
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Meet
@MaggieMrphy
@anticorruption
Senior Global Advocacy Manager. She engages with world leaders at
#G20
and other high level summits keeping corruption on the agenda! WATCH Maggie discussing her role
#IWD18
#InternationalWomensDay
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Labour have announced it would introduce legislation against SLAPPs — strategic lawsuits against public participation — to stop Russian oligarchs and the super wealthy silencing critics:
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"Dirty money has spread throughout the UK economy, reaching as far as private schools and interior designers”
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💷 The UK has a £100 billion-a-year money laundering problem.
But the UK’s outdated laws, which make it virtually impossible to prosecute large companies, leave corporates off the hook for committing economic crimes.
This is a totally broken system and it needs to change now.
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The Government is refusing to reveal who's been donating to Northern Ireland's political parties BEFORE July 2017 - excludes the EU referendum period. This transparency CAN go back as far as 2014. Refusal NOT good enough!
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Research from our investigations lead
@bencowdock
raises questions over why £700 million worth of UK property previously linked to sanctioned oligarchs is not flagged for asset freezes.
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Our research has found how property interests permeate our political system.
With many MPs also being landlords, there’s a risk their personal affairs conflict with their responsibility to seek safer, more secure, affordable housing for constituents.
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It's alarming that a donor to a British political party was a person of importance in an industrial-scale money laundering scheme.
Lifting of reporting restrictions for this significant case is long-overdue, & reinforces the importance of open justice.
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We're delighted and honoured to announce the guest speaker for our 2018 Annual Lecture will be
@Billbrowder
. Registration will open from 0900BST 27/09/18. Visit here for more details
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💰We analysed 400+ cases of
#corruption
and high-level
#moneylaundering
, accounting for £325bn of suspicious wealth.
👩💼We found at least 62 accountancy firms offering services in the UK – including all of the Big Four – had been exposed to these funds.
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BBC finds 97k properties in Eng & Wales owned anonymously by overseas firms, 1/4 in the BVI. No real change from our regular analysis over past 3yrs - this is a problem not going away & requires reform both here & in the Overseas Territories
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Registration is now open for our 2018 Annual Lecture - “Kleptocracy: London and it’s enabling role in global corruption” - with
@Billbrowder
. Places are limited so be quick to avoid missing out!
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The presence of so many UK companies on this list is a stark reminder of Britain’s role as a global hub for financial crime.
Despite recent advances in improving corporate transparency, it is still far too easy to set up opaque firms in Britain.
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Missed last nights
@BBCfileon4
“The Great British Money Laundering Service”? Listen here how UK companies have “provided the role of facilitators of corruption” as described by
@duncanhames
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It beggars belief that political funding rules still allow a small number of wealthy donors to buy access – and potential influence - to the highest levels of government.
It’s time to remove the corrupting influence of big money from our politics.
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We found new evidence on nearly 600 UK businesses and institutions across a broad range of sectors who have helped some of the world’s corrupt, obtain, move and defend their ill-gotten gains.
Here’s how:
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It costs just £12 to set up a UK company, far less than most other countries.
The fight against economic crime must be properly resourced if UK authorities are to make the most of their new powers.
@rachelcerysd
makes the case to
@CommonsBTC
for why the fee should be raised.
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On
#InternationalWomensDay
we're proud to have inspiring female colleagues leading our work, fighting corruption in global health, business and defence, as well as working to end the UK's role as a safe haven for corrupt money! Happy
#WomensDay2019
!
#WomenAgainstCorruption
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Complex networks of secretive shell companies in Britain’s offshore financial centres means the UK is attempting to enforce
#sanctions
with one arm tied behind its back.
Ministers should work with these jurisdictions to rapidly increase the pace of their transparency reforms.
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🧵 Today
@Keir_Starmer
pledged he would:
🧹 "clean up politics"
🔨 "crack down on cronyism"
⚖️ make sure "nobody will be above the law"
Our research shows that if he wants to succeed, these are the areas he should focus on... 1/6
"We'll need to clean up politics"
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges a "total crackdown on cronyism" and adds "nobody will be above the law in a Britain that I lead"
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NEW: We assessed 50 councils in England and scored them out of 100 on how well they manage
#corruption
risks in planning:
- All show significant room for improvement
- More than *half* scored less than 40 indicating worrying gaps in corruption safeguards
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