💥 Great news that the government is involving citizens in deciding whether to introduce digital ID. A randomly selected citizens’ assembly will feed into the consultation, helping ensure ordinary people are heard, not just those with the loudest voices and greatest resources.

Following a third investigation by the standards commissioner in the Lords, Labour peer who introduced a firm in which he had a financial interest to the #COVID #PPE lane, has finally fallen on his sword. Great work by David Conn and @cbffjuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

@spotlightcorruption.org are campaigning very hard on this, and I suspect @transparencyuk.bsky.social will row in behind them, Crypto donations work wholly counter to the intent of the rest of the Elections Bill.

🔥 Legal and accountancy regulators have been called out by their oversight body for persistent failings that leave the UK vulnerable to dirty money, in a critical report that should spur government plans to overhaul this broken system.

🎥 Live now with our excellent panel, discussing political funding, transparency, and foreign influence... ❓ Is UK democracy up for sale? 💷 📍 www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/polit...

🗓 TODAY, STARTING 1PM ⏰ 💸 The Representation of the People Bill will be the chance to prove UK democracy is not for sale... Join our fantastic panellists & have your say #webinar 📍 Register now www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/polit... 👈

🔥 Legal and accountancy regulators have been called out by their oversight body for persistent failings that leave the UK vulnerable to dirty money, in a critical report that should spur government plans to overhaul this broken system.

🚨 News about possibly some of the first arrests by @City of London Police’s Domestic Corruption Unit emerging this morning should signal intent that it will go after senior public sector figures and not just the little people: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🎉 Really positive news coming from parliament that the government will scrap the Strategy and Policy Statement for the @electoralcommission.org.uk. ⚠️ We previously warned about the risks of keeping the statement in place in our report, Democracy in Danger 🧵 ⬇️

We’ve campaigned for it to be scrapped, and the Government has now announced it will be removed through the upcoming Representation of the People Bill. This was one of our three core asks for electoral reform. Next: ban cryptocurrency donations, and cap big-money donations.

🚨 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐘 🚨 The referee is back to refereeing. For too long, the Strategy and Policy Statement gave Ministers undue influence over the Electoral Commission - letting politicians lean on the body meant to police elections 👇

📣 We also want to see: 1️⃣ Reform of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Committee which puts rules in place preventing the ruling party of the day from having majority membership. 2️⃣ The appointment of a senior judge to Chair the Electoral Commission.

*Representation of the People Bill update* Steve Reed has just announced: 'We will repeal in full the power for government to impose a strategy and policy statement on the Electoral Commission'. A very welcome change. I set out last week why it was needed. constitution-unit.com/2026/02/26/t...

🎉 Really positive news coming from parliament that the government will scrap the Strategy and Policy Statement for the @electoralcommission.org.uk. ⚠️ We previously warned about the risks of keeping the statement in place in our report, Democracy in Danger 🧵 ⬇️

Our asks are simple 👇 🏛️ Real independence and real teeth for the Electoral Commission 💷 A hard limit on big donations 💻 A ban on crypto donations Political power in Britain should be earned, not bought.

A hard truth: a democracy can be stolen without anyone taking away a single vote. Today, the Representation of the People Bill comes before the House. The UK must close the loopholes that let dirty money and foreign interference shape our politics unseen.

🗳️ Today, MPs will be debating the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. One of the big things on the agenda will be adding a ban on crypto donations to the Bill – something that we’ve been at the forefront of calling for over many months ⬇️ 🧵

With the Representation of the Peoples Bill returning to Parliament this week, we take a look with Dr Susan Hawley of @spotlightcorruption.org at what needs to change to corral 'Wild Westminster'... 👀 👇 labourlist.org/2026/02/west...

⚖️ David Lammy has introduced the highly anticipated Courts and Tribunals Bill. The Bill seeks to implement Sir Brian Leveson’s reforms to address the huge court backlog which he has said is caused by “chronic underfunding”, the “increasing complexity of the system and growing inefficiencies.

⚖️ David Lammy has introduced the highly anticipated Courts and Tribunals Bill. The Bill seeks to implement Sir Brian Leveson’s reforms to address the huge court backlog which he has said is caused by “chronic underfunding”, the “increasing complexity of the system and growing inefficiencies.

A few billionaires, corporations & opaque networks now dominate UK political funding. Unless the new Elections Bill is strengthened, our democracy will remain at risk of corruption by the super rich. Read more & take action: taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...

🎥 BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING OUR POLITICS 🎥 UK politics has a big money problem 💷 The super-rich use money to buy honours, influence and access to power. It erodes trust in our politics and undermines our democracy. The UK needs a cap on donations to end big money in our politics. More below ⤵️

Pleased to be quoted in this piece to reiterate @spotlightcorruption.org’s and @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org’s calls for a ban on the dark money threat of crypto political donations, enshrined in law in such a way that it can’t be overturned without a proper parliamentary and legislative process ⬇️

🚨 NEW: Today's arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor puts the Misconduct in Public Office offence under the spotlight. 👉 This is a law that needs tightening to ensure that our criminal law is fit for purpose. Read our full statement: www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/stateme...

Here's a new Q&A paper I have put together with the @spotlightcorruption.org team on why the UK government should implement a full ban on crypto donations in UK politics, including addressing the emerging threat of party political memecoins 🪙🪙🪙 www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/brief...

🚨 Why bringing misconduct in public office charges against Lord Mandelson faces major hurdles ⛔ Why the changes in the #HillsboroughBill probably won't help 💥 And what needs to happen next if we're to restore integrity to British politics Read @suehawley.bsky.social's analysis 👇

Join @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social @rachelblakemp.bsky.social @rose-zussman.bsky.social @transparencyuk.bsky.social @kamilakingstone.bsky.social @spotlightcorruption.org Eliza Lockhart @cfs-rusi.bsky.social 5/3/26 1pm www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/polit...

⚠️ The government’s #ElectionsBill announced last week needs major work if it is to achieve its goal of ending foreign and undue interference in our democracy. Here are 7️⃣ essential measures that Parliamentarians need to take forward before the Bill becomes law. 🧵

⚠️ The government’s #ElectionsBill announced last week needs major work if it is to achieve its goal of ending foreign and undue interference in our democracy. Here are 7️⃣ essential measures that Parliamentarians need to take forward before the Bill becomes law. 🧵

✍️ We're happy to be signatories on this important letter calling for transparency over a potential conflicts of interest in UK government tech procurement.

NEW: We alongside 20+ civil society organisations are calling on Keir Starmer to publish documents relating to major UK-US technology and trade agreements negotiated while Lord Mandelson served as UK Ambassador to US. www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/public-...

🎦 MONEY TALKS 🎦 Yesterday, the Government introduced a bill aiming to stop foreign money influencing British elections. The problem, though, isn't where the super-rich are from, but that money - from here and abroad - can buy access to power and influence. More from @duncanhames.bsky.social ⤵️

🤔 Fancy doing my job? You won't be bored and #corruption seems to be one of the UK's few growth industries right now! There's just a couple of days left to apply. Details below 👇

On 28 Jan, 127 editors, lawyers, journalists and campaigners emailed Sir Keir Starmer calling for anti-SLAPP Provisions to be included in the King's Speech. Today 39 others joined our call, meaning 166 support steps to protect the right to speak out: antislapp.uk/2026/02/13/s...

📢 Update: More than 160 editors, lawyers, academics, journalists, publishers and civil society representatives, have now called on Keir Starmer to bring forward anti-SLAPP measures in the next Kings Speech. antislapp.uk/2026/02/13/s...

🎯 Here’s our summary of today’s major setback for the Serious Fraud Office, including a few more thoughts on the challenges of disclosure in the digital age and what needs to happen following the outcome of the Fisher Review later this year.

🚨 Very disappointing that disclosure problems have resulted in the Serious Fraud Office dropping its prosecution of former execs at London Mining PLC and their alleged “fixer”, who were charged in 2023 with conspiring to make corrupt payments in #SierraLeone to secure favourable mining deals.

⌛ Just a couple of days left to apply for this tremendous comms role! 🕚 The deadline is 23:30 on Saturday night.

👏 Great to see strong cross-party support for an innovative way to secure sorely needed funding for law enforcement to fight economic crime in last week’s debate on the Crime & Policing Bill. Here’s Crossbench Peer Lord Cromwell making a compelling case for an Economic Crime Fighting Fund (ECFF).

🚨📽️🧵 1/ Today, the Govt launches its Representation of the People Bill (previous working title: The Elections Bill). One of the core aims of the Bill is to prevent foreign interference in UK democracy. Earlier this week, our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social said we need to ban crypto donations...

🚨 Very disappointing that disclosure problems have resulted in the Serious Fraud Office dropping its prosecution of former execs at London Mining PLC and their alleged “fixer”, who were charged in 2023 with conspiring to make corrupt payments in #SierraLeone to secure favourable mining deals.

People rightly want Peter Mandelson to face accountability. But the UK law for prosecuting misconduct in public office is weak & the new Ethics and Integrity Commission lacks statutory standing. 👉Here @suehawley.bsky.social explains how a key parliamentary bill should address both these issues.

People rightly want Peter Mandelson to face accountability. But the UK law for prosecuting misconduct in public office is weak & the new Ethics and Integrity Commission lacks statutory standing. 👉Here @suehawley.bsky.social explains how a key parliamentary bill should address both these issues.

⚖️ We’re at court today for the first test of the new #economiccrime #SLAPPs strike out power, as @danneidle.bsky.social asks the judge to throw out an £8m libel claim by Setu Kamal, a tax barrister whose alleged role in a tax avoidance scheme was the subject of a report by Tax Policy Associates.

⚖️ We’re at court today for the first test of the new #economiccrime #SLAPPs strike out power, as @danneidle.bsky.social asks the judge to throw out an £8m libel claim by Setu Kamal, a tax barrister whose alleged role in a tax avoidance scheme was the subject of a report by Tax Policy Associates.

💥 With public opinion of politicians at rock bottom, the government must urgently commit to root-and-branch reform of the way standards in public life are regulated or risk the future of the UK’s democracy, says @suehawley.bsky.social.

👀 Today’s announcement by minister @darrenpjones.bsky.social that the govt will look closely at lobbying transparency and review the use of WhatsApp for govt communications is long overdue. But as our scorecard below shows, there is a long way to go. www.spotlightcorruption.org/lobbying-sco...

👀 Today’s announcement by minister @darrenpjones.bsky.social that the govt will look closely at lobbying transparency and review the use of WhatsApp for govt communications is long overdue. But as our scorecard below shows, there is a long way to go. www.spotlightcorruption.org/lobbying-sco...

With an announcement due on beefing up ethics at 4pm ish (if political events don’t overtake it) here’s our take on where the government has gone wrong on restoring public trust so far and what needs to happen now @appgonacrt.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social

💥 With public opinion of politicians at rock bottom, the government must urgently commit to root-and-branch reform of the way standards in public life are regulated or risk the future of the UK’s democracy, says @suehawley.bsky.social.