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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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3 March 2022
Russian football club under US sanctions operates through UK
An elite Russian football club under US sanctions is partly controlled through a British company
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2 March 2022
MPs’ ‘Fair Fuel’ group run by fuel additive salesman
A cross-party group of British MPs lobbied for fuel additives as an alternative to the ban on petrol vehicles while failing to disclose it was run by a fuel additive salesman
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21 January 2022
Kazakh leader’s grandson was mystery client at collapsed ‘golden visa’ firm
Dolfin Financial went bust after being accused of misleading regulators over its ties with Nurali Aliyev, an oligarch with luxury property in London
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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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4 May 2020
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2 May 2019
Senior Tory revealed as Huawei cheerleader in Brussels
High-ranking Conservative urged colleagues to back controversial Chinese telecoms group
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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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