‘The Charity Commission is facing a legal challenge by MPs over its failure to investigate campaigning by a thinktank that questions climate science.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of the UK’s most prominent business lobby groups, the Confederation of British Industry, has settled a legal dispute with its former leader, Tony Danker.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Conservative peer has been cleared of breaking lobbying rules for a second time by the House of Lords watchdog over introducing a company that was awarded government PPE contracts worth £50m.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The House of Lords conduct watchdog has opened an investigation into the Conservative peer Lord Chadlington after new details about his introduction of a firm that was awarded £50m in PPE contracts were reported by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘No 10 should bring in new fines for ex-ministers who break the rules on lobbying in time for Rishi Sunak’s next reshuffle and tighten restrictions on former civil servants, the government watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lobbying rules will be toughened up across Whitehall in a long-awaited response by ministers to issues raised by the Greensill scandal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stricter curbs on MPs taking second jobs will be proposed by a Commons watchdog, piling pressure on Boris Johnson to act and putting him on a fresh collision course with his own MPs.’
The Independent, 29th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The widow of the man who was the UK’s top civil servant during the early years of the Greensill lobbying scandal has raised concerns over the independence of the official appointed by Boris Johnson to run an inquiry into the affair.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new inquiry will be launched into civil servants taking second jobs, likely leading to officials facing tougher scrutiny after the Greensill scandal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The head of a Whitehall watchdog has called for “urgent” reform of the system for vetting private sector appointments for senior civil servants and ministers, warning that “there doesn’t seem to have been any boundaries at all” for an adviser who moved straight from the heart of government to the failed finance company Greensill.’
The Independent, 16th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Conservative MP has been told to make an apology in the House of Commons after being found guilty of breaching lobbying rules in relation to a company which gave him £10,000.’
The Independent, 17th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Leading charities are calling on the next government to lift the legal gag that prevents them from campaigning for the poor and marginalised in society.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Law Society has said it is “deeply concerned” that new rules proposed by the Legal Services Board (LSB) could largely prevent it from either lobbying or criticising the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 24th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The rightwing pressure group the TaxPayers’ Alliance has conceded that it illegally sacked the whistleblower Shahmir Sanni for revealing unlawful overspending in the Brexit referendum campaign, in a case that could have a major impact on how lobbyists are described in the media.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Electoral Commission must urgently and robustly investigate the question of whether or not the ‘will of the people’ was bought.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Debate on environmental issues has been stifled in the run-up the general election leaving voters in the dark , opposition parties have claimed, as a result of the Lobbying Act and government determination to avoid criticism over problems such as air pollution.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK charities face a permanent “chilling effect” on their campaigns after the Electoral Commission said they must declare any work that could be deemed political over the past 12 months to ensure they are not in breach of the Lobbying Act.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ministers have exempted thousands of scientists from a controversial “gagging clause” that would have prevented the academics from trying to influence government on public policy matters.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lobbying companies working at the heart of Whitehall are exploiting loopholes in transparency legislation that allows them to avoid declaring clients who pay them thousands of pounds to help influence Government policy, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 10th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
