🚨 👍 🧵 1/ As our friends at the @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org say, the forthcoming #AutumnBudget could bring in more revenue if we provided more support for HMRC and our enforcement agencies. We wrote about this in a major report earlier this year: anticorruption-responsibletax.org/cleanfoundat...

🗣️ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act. 🧵⬇️

🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social is leading a debate today on how financial secrecy in Britain's Overseas Territories is harming communities throughout the UK. When oligarchs, tax dodgers and organised criminals hide their money offshore, working people here at home pick up the bill 👇

🔎 New analysis highlights how Georgia has become a key node in Russia’s sanctions-evasion network - turning Western restrictions into profit through re-exports, permissive regulation, and oligarchic capture 👇

💷“For far too long crooks and kleptocrats looking to launder their ill-gotten gains have exploited weaknesses in our regulated sectors.” Our Chair, Phil Brickell MP, spoke to City A.M. on yesterday's anti-money laundering supervision reforms. 👉Read more: www.cityam.com/fca-to-take-...

👏 Welcome news on AML supervision reform The Government has today confirmed that the Financial Conduct Authority will take on responsibility for anti-money laundering supervision of the legal, accountancy, and trust and company service sectors. 🧵👇 www.gov.uk/government/c...

💷 Economic crime costs us billions every year, from fraud to money laundering. But law enforcement budgets haven’t kept pace. Watch Lord Cromwell make the case for an Economic Crime Fighting Fund, which would give agencies the tools they need by reinvesting more of the cash taken from criminals 👇

We welcome today’s UK-US action disrupting a major online fraud network which was using corporate secrecy in the British Virgin Islands and UK property to stash its dirty money. It’s a reminder that there is more we can do to crack down on economic crime 👇

🛑 The closure of ACOBA marks an opportunity to improve standards in public life. The new Ethics and Integrity Commission must now enforce the rules diligently and effectively 👇

That’s a wrap on conference season! With David Lammy confirming next year’s Illicit Finance Summit, and opportunities to shape the forthcoming Elections Bill, there’s real momentum to make progress in the year ahead. Full roundup here ⬇️ anticorruption-responsibletax.org/news/2025-co...

🗣️ "We need open registers of beneficial ownership, transparency, and letting sunlight be the best disinfectant." 👏 Our Vice-Chair the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Mitchell MP spoke on a great @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org and @brightblueuk.bsky.social panel at @conservatives.bsky.social Conference today.

👍 Delighted to be at Labour Conference with our friends at @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org 📑 Our new Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social is a busy man! 🤝 If you're in town, come and see him and the coalition tomorrow: Fighting Corruption in the New Trump Era 📆 Mon 29 Sept 🕒 3pm 🎈 Bluecoat Liverpool

🚨Cash for compliments: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales has pled guilty to bribery for receiving payments while a Brexit Party MEP in exchange for making pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament. ⛔Russian political interference across Europe must be halted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

👏 We welcome David Lammy's confirmation that the UK will host an Illicit Finance Summit in 2026. This is a vital opportunity to strengthen the global fight against kleptocracy — from tackling the networks that enable Russian oligarchs, to ensuring beneficial ownership transparency.

📺 Fantastic to see @spotlightcorruption.org’s research included in the brilliant ITV documentary ‘The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money’, which was screened on Sunday night. Here’s @suehawley.bsky.social explaining how much of the PPE sourced from the VIP Lane turned out to be unusable.

❗High-street money laundering and tax abuse is damaging communities nationwide. After our APPG received a briefing from the NCA last week, APPG Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked the Home Office what they’re doing about it ⬇

New officers, new direction ⬆️ Following its Annual General Meeting, MPs elected a fresh slate of officers to take the APPG forward in the year ahead. @philbrickellmp.bsky.social was elected Chair of the Group. Phil brings to the role over a decade of senior experience tackling financial crime.

Why are our high streets littered with vape shops that always appear empty yet claim to take in tens of thousands each week? Why are they lined with multiple barbers that never seem to cut any hair? These are questions MPs are now demanding answers to.

📰 Have you signed up for our regular newsletter? It’s a great way to stay updated on our work in Parliament and beyond. Sign up here: anticorruption-responsibletax.org/sign-up ☀️And in case you missed it – you can read our summer newsletter here: mailchi.mp/fpc/summer-n...

👏 We welcome the referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of this case of alleged misconduct connected to the OneCoin fraud. ❌ Legal threats should never be allowed to silence those brave people who expose wrongdoing. ⚖ We need a universal anti-SLAPP law in the UK as soon as possible.

🚨 STATEMENT 🚨 We welcome the Government's announcement today that it will set up an Ethics and Integrity Commission to help restore trust in politics. Statement from our Chair @joepowell.bsky.social 👇

🚨 📽️ 🧵 1/4 New video thread! 🗣️ Yesterday, when Govt launched its Elections Bill strategy, some of our members asked key questions. 🦹‍♂️ First up was @rachelblakemp.bsky.social who voiced her concerns about foreign influence. 📖 Minister @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social agreed, citing the Russia Report.

📽️ 🧵 New video thread! 🗣️ The APPG's @philbrickellmp.bsky.social spoke about British Overseas Territories in this week's tax debate. ❌ The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently missed a 3rd deadline for creating more transparent corporate registers. 1/4

🚨 STATEMENT 🚨 This morning, @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social, the Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, outlined the Government's new strategy to protect our democracy from malign influence. www.gov.uk/government/p... We welcome this move. Statement from our Chair Joe Powell here 👇

1/ ↔️ Our report with the APPG on Fair Banking & @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org finds the UK’s tax gap is nearly £40bn. 📉 Since 2018: prosecutions of enablers ⬇️ 75% 🤏 2023/24: fewer than 5 cases brought ❌ No fines for offshore enablers in 5 years. anticorruption-responsibletax.org/cleanfoundat...

1/ ❌ Our new report shows how excessive deregulation can risk flooding the UK with illicit wealth, distorting markets, and unleashing serious corporate misconduct. anticorruption-responsibletax.org/cleanfoundat...

1/ 🚫 🌱 “There is no growth without security.” - PM Sir Keir Starmer. Our new report shows how illicit finance undermines our national security. It funds violent crime, enables despots, and supports hostile states seeking to destabilise democracies. anticorruption-responsibletax.org/cleanfoundat...

1/🚨🧵 Out now! Our new report with the APPG on Fair Banking and @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org shows how tackling dirty money can create growth. 🗣️ The report launch featured speeches by @margarethodge.bsky.social, @yuanfenyang.bsky.social, UK Finance's Aminah Samad, and @kathrynwestmore.bsky.social

🚨New UK Government statement on the Overseas Territories (OTs). questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat... 👍 We welcome Minister Doughty's statement on progress towards beneficial ownership in the OTs and we're glad some are already ahead of the curve... 1/2

📽️ NEW VIDEO 📽️ 🚨 "Missing deadlines must have consequences." 🚨 🏛️ After some Overseas Territories missed their own deadline for opening up their corporate registers, our Chair, @joepowell.bsky.social calls for "urgent action" from UK Govt to help us clean up dirty money.

🚨 ⏰ ❌ Last night, the British Virgin Islands failed to meet its own deadline for opening up its corporate registers. 🖋️ ✉️ So our Chair @joepowell.bsky.social led a group of MPs in sending a letter to the BVI Premier this morning. This follows a letter we sent 5 months ago. 1/2

👏 Supporting #WorldWhistleblowersDay 👍 Our Economic Crime Manifesto includes key policy recommendations... 1️⃣ The Government should require companies to hold investigations into whistleblower concerns related to economic crime, with independent oversight of these investigations. 1/2

🚨 📽️ 🗣️ Yesterday our chair @joepowell.bsky.social congratulated the Foreign Secretary on this week's post-Brexit deal with Gibraltar. 👍 The government of Gibraltar has created a beneficial ownership register - which boosts business confidence and "sends a message to other Overseas Territories". 1/2

🚨 ⏳ Time is running out to apply to be our Assistant Coordinator! Find out more below 👇

🔥 We were delighted to co-host this important event on political finance earlier this week with @appgfairelections.bsky.social and @transparencyuk.bsky.social 📽️ 👇

⏲️ 📝 There's still time to apply for this vital role in the fight against corruption and economic crime. 🏛️ If you want to be right in the right in the heart of the action, join us in Houses of Parliament as an Assistant Coordinator!

🚨 🤝 We are hiring! Our APPG is looking for a new Assistant Coordinator. If you're interested in playing a key role in the fight against corruption, we'd love to hear from you. 📆 Deadline: 11 June For the full job description and details on how to apply, head to 👇 fpc.org.uk/about/workin...

🚨 Our friends at @transparencyuk.bsky.social have identified billions of pounds' worth of UK property that's owned secretly, courtesy of a loophole in the law... 1/2

💼 A hugely important and exciting new role with our friends @spotlightcorruption.org

The APPG was pleased to welcome the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to Parliament to brief Parliamentarians. SFO representatives shared insights into the organisation's current strategy, stressing the scale and complexity of tackling serious fraud We support making sure we hold wrongdoers to account!

It is disappointing that just 3% of fines issued to offshore companies that have broken transparency laws have actually been collected. As our Chair @joepowell.bsky.social warns, without enforcement of legislation, the law risks failing👇 Read more: www.ft.com/content/18da...

Hugely important work at an influential organisation👇

APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social highlights important new measures brought in via the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act- a welcome step in the right direction!

APPG chair @joepowell.bsky.social & several members have signed the below letter calling for BP to raise the case of anti-corruption activist Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu’s internment in Azerbaijan Campaigners shouldn't face harassment/imprisonment exposing wrongdoing crudeaccountability.org/wp-content/u...

Whisteblowers play a vital role in exposing tax avoidance and fraud. This is a welcome step to catch up with other jurisdictions, like the US, on whistleblower protection and incentivisation. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

In Monday's Crime and Policing Bill debate, APPG Member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social welcomed the introduction of court cost protections for law enforcement, which would level the playing field between agencies and wealthy crooks. Read our Manifesto here 👇 www.economiccrimemanifesto2024.co.uk

As our Chair @joepowell.bsky.social comments in @thetimes.com, it is vital that we seize frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. With growing momentum across Europe and clear political will, the APPG is hopeful that this will become a reality Read article here 👉 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Great to see our Chair, @joepowell.bsky.social, champion the need for a new Anti-Corruption Strategy! We look forward to seeing ambitious action to drive integrity and accountability- closing the gaps that allow corrupt actors to thrive. 👇

As highlighted by @transparencyuk.bsky.social's @bcowdock.bsky.social, businesses failing to carry out checks on clients or report suspicious activity to the authorities are welcoming dirty money on to our shores. Any firms found failing to carry out their responsibilities must be held to account.

We need to close loopholes in lobbying transparency to restore trust in politics 👇