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‘Saviour of carbon markets’ faces questions over African land rights

29 May 2024

‘Saviour of carbon markets’ faces questions over African land rights

Carbon Done Right says it has secured 57,000 hectares for offsetting—but no leases have been registered

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Zahawi played active role in offshore-linked lender

27 January 2023

Zahawi played active role in offshore-linked lender

UK Conservative chairman did not disclose involvement with company led by Matt Hancock’s brother 

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UK minister’s tax claims under scrutiny for offshore loan  

19 January 2023

UK minister’s tax claims under scrutiny for offshore loan  

Gibraltar lending to party chairman Nadhim Zahawi uncovered by SourceMaterial ‘doesn’t make economic sense’

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Conservative mega-donor was ‘screen’ for Kremlin oil trades

27 November 2022

Conservative mega-donor was ‘screen’ for Kremlin oil trades

Billionaire’s companies helped Rosneft trade with sanction-hit Venezuela and have continued to handle Russian oil since the outbreak of war in Ukraine

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Glencore and the Order of Friendship

13 April 2022

Glencore and the Order of Friendship

The trading giant’s lucrative deals with allies of Vladimir Putin

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Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat

12 March 2022

Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat

Trafigura, Vitol and Glencore loading Black Sea cargoes as war intensifies

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BP boss is trustee of group that orchestrated Putin PR stunts

25 February 2022

BP boss is trustee of group that orchestrated Putin PR stunts

The boss of BP sits alongside Vladimir Putin and eleven sanctioned oligarchs on the board of an influential society that safeguards Russian “national identity”

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Britain’s last coal plant in line for £31m handout

14 February 2022

Britain’s last coal plant in line for £31m handout

The UK government is phasing out coal power from 2024 — but not before it pays millions to keep the last plant open

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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Kazakh Millions

10 November 2020

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Kazakh Millions

A new investigation solves a five-year riddle—and raises more questions about secretive investments in London

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UK export agency waited a year before reporting Airbus corruption evidence

6 July 2020

UK export agency waited a year before reporting Airbus corruption evidence

A government body sat on clear evidence of corruption by Airbus for more than a year before raising the alarm

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Brexit Party candidate spread propaganda for Balkan warlord and was ‘bugged by MI6’

21 May 2019

Brexit Party candidate spread propaganda for Balkan warlord and was ‘bugged by MI6’

John Kennedy, a former Tory now standing on a list headed by Farage, was monitored by security services for his work with Radovan Karadzic

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