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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 5d

🚨🔵 UKACC AT CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE

🚆 Heading to Manchester this weekend? Don’t miss our event on Monday October 6 -- with expert speakers Sir Andrew Mitchell MP, @danieljbruce.bsky.social, John Penrose, @catneilan.bsky.social, and @brightblueuk.bsky.social.

👋 See you there!

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 7d

🚨🆕: Anti-Corruption Experts welcome Michelle Mone verdict — but call attention to the billions of taxpayer pounds still left to reclaim.

Read more from our experts: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/release...

RELEASE: Anti-Corruption Experts welcome Michelle Mone verdict — but still billions left to reclaim. — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

**For immediate release** Government must continue the fight to reclaim taxpayer money wasted during the pandemic, UK Anti-Corruption experts say. Wednesday 1 October 2025 — The UK Anti-Corr...

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 9d

🗓️ 🚨HAPPENING TODAY: Brave New World? Fighting Corruption in the New Trump Era.

With @catneilan.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and @suehawley.bsky.social.

Monday 29 September | 3pm | Bluecoat Liverpool

See you there!

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 10d

🚨 BREAKING: UKACC has arrived at the Labour Party conference, and the new chair of the @appgonacrt.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social is ready to get to work.

Come and find us at our events across Liverpool: ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/labour

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 12d

“A pandemic was always going to be expensive. But we didn’t need to turn it into the profiteers charter that we did.”

📺 A new ITV documentary goes behind the scenes to reveal how government PPE contracts lined the pockets of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch on @itvx.com now.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 12d

⬇️ This is the first time a British politician will be found guilty under the UK Bribery Act.

Spotlight on Corruption @spotlightcorruption.org · 12d

🚨 BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to #bribery, admitting he received corrupt payments as a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament

www.theguardian.com

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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 12d

📽️ NEW 📽️

Does the UK have a dark money problem?

Should we be worried?

As our Senior Research Officer, @rosewhiff.bsky.social explains - the public have a right to be concerned about the grip of dark money on our politics.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 15d

📺 "It is probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time."

⚡ ITV's new documentary offers reveals the scale of fraud within UK government's PPE procurement processes.

Don't miss The Covid Contracts: Follow The Money, available on ITVX now: www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 15d

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from @guardian.

Don't miss this “devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal in the UK… of all time.”

Watch 'The Covid Contracts' now on ITV ➡️ www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

www.theguardian.com

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 17d

Full house today at our Liberal Democrat’s fringe event!

Important discussions on the impact of SLAPPs, the upcoming Illicit Finance summit, and shifting global anti-corruption norms in an era of Trump.

Learn more: ukanticorruptioncoalition.org

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 17d

📺 TONIGHT 📺

🚨UK's Covid PPE contracts scandal exposed on @itvx.com

Don't miss this new documentary exposing the chaos behind COVID contracts.

Public money wasted, lives lost, and private companies profiting from this crisis. Watch tonight, 10.20pm on ITV1 📷 ⤵️

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 20d

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: Brave New World: Fighting Corruption and Oligarchs in an era of Trump.

Featuring @dominicmartin.bsky.social, Mike Martin MP, @richardfoordld.bsky.social, @edwardlucas.bsky.social, and @skcoughtrie.bsky.social.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 20d

As Trump completes his second state visit to the UK, a reminder of one of the many alleged corruption scandals facing his administration:

As anti-corruption standards slip (or are brazenly ignored) around the world, the UK must show global leadership.

newrepublic.com/article/2005...

Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?

The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.

newrepublic.com

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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 22d

🎙️ Is Keir committed to cleaning up politics?

Our Chief Executive @danieljbruce.bsky.social joined @alaintolhurst.bsky.social, @suehawley.bsky.social, @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Lloyd Hatton MP on this week's The Rundown podcast to answer this question.

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The Rundown by PoliticsHome: Is Keir committed to cleaning up politics?

This week is a look under the bonnet of British politics, and shining a light into the dark corners of how Westminster’s finances operates, and seeing if the endless pledges to close loopholes an...

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 21d

SNP: Can You Keep A Secret? @transparencyuk.bsky.social & @theferret.scot at SNP Conference

Featuring @jamiehepburn.bsky.social, TI UK's Juliet Swann and @margotmollat.bsky.social, @jamiermann.bsky.social.

UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 21d

CONSERVATIVES: UKACC x @brightblueuk.bsky.social: Brave New World? Fighting Corruption and Kleptocrats in an age of Trump.

Featuring Diane Banks, Sir Andrew Mitchell MP, @danieljbruce.bsky.social, and John Penrose.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 21d

LABOUR: @transparencyuk.bsky.social x @spotlightcorruption.org x @moreincommonuk.bsky.social: Who Pays, Who Decides? Big Money in British Politics.

John Johnson, @margarethodge.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @duncanhames.bsky.social, @suehawley.bsky.social, and @edhodgsoned.bsky.social.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 21d

LABOUR: UKACC x @thefabians.bsky.social : Brave New World? Fighting Corruption in the New Trump Era.

Featuring @margarethodge.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and @suehawley.bsky.social.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 21d

🚨 Join the UK Anti-Corruption at Party Conferences 2025! 🚨

Throughout the next month, our coalition will be putting on events at the Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative Party conferences 🧵⬇️

We hope to see you there!

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 23d

Angela Rayner’s resignation shows just how flimsy our integrity system really is. It should be the catalyst for Labour to finally deliver the robust, statutory ethics and integrity reforms they promised

writes @anticorruption.bsky.social's Professor Robert Barrington

Labour must finally take the opportunity to properly reform our ethics system

Angela Rayner’s resignation shows just how flimsy our integrity system really is. It should be the catalyst for Labour to finally deliver the robus...

www.politicshome.com

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 27d

The upcoming Illicit Finance Summit is integral to that mission. Learn more about our coalition’s work in tackling illicit finance here: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/illicit-fina...

Illicit finance — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

The UK’s financial, legal, and accountancy sectors are the biggest in the world, making London a highly attractive place in which to invest and do business. However, this also makes it a target for cr...

www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 27d

Tackling illicit finance helps deliver the bedrock of the government's agenda: economic stability, secure borders, and resilience to future threats. At this critical juncture in the fight against dirty money, it’s imperative that this issue maintains its strategic priority within UK foreign policy.

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 27d

🆕: Leaders from the anti-corruption space have written to the new Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy MP and new Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP, urging them to continue the UK’s leadership on illicit finance and commit to hosting the upcoming international summit.

Read our letters below:

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 27d

The upcoming Illicit Finance Summit is integral to that mission. Learn more about our coalition’s work in tackling illicit finance here: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/illicit-fina...

Illicit finance — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition

The UK’s financial, legal, and accountancy sectors are the biggest in the world, making London a highly attractive place in which to invest and do business. However, this also makes it a target for cr...

www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org

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UK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 27d

Tackling illicit finance helps deliver the bedrock of the government's agenda: economic stability, secure borders, and resilience to future threats. At this critical juncture in the fight against dirty money, it’s vital that our government maintains its strategic priority within UK foreign policy.

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