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23 February 2021
Plastic Patriots
Ineos, the controversial chemicals giant that turns fracked gas to plastics, trumpeted its return to the UK. Its billionaire owner, Jim Ratcliffe, appears to be less patriotic about his taxes
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4 December 2020
Revealed: Northern Ireland officials used dodgy numbers to secure biogas bonanza
Documents obtained by SourceMaterial show how a tiny tweak in a ministry submission to Brussels unlocked hundreds of millions in subsidies
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17 September 2020
Brexit trade adviser’s lobbying ties raise fresh conflict of interest questions
Shanker Singham reappointed to key British trade commission as documents show advisory company lobbied Biden allies for post-Brexit trade deal
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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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6 December 2018
Ural Properties: The company Arron Banks doesn’t want you to know about
Brexit backer sought to conceal details of flats overlooking Portsmouth Harbour
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24 July 2018
Did the DUP accept “dark money” for Brexit?
Did the DUP accept "dark money" for Brexit?
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12 April 2018
Brexit’s offshore secrets
In 2015 Arron Banks's insurance business was bailed out. The source of the rescue money is unclear - but a group of accountants who specialise in offshore 'wealth preservation' may hold the key
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29 March 2018
Not everyone agrees with Arron Banks about the value of his diamond mines
The ‘bad boy’ who bankrolled Brexit says he’s struck it lucky in Africa. But do his claims of a ‘significant find’ stand up
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