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28 Jun, 5 tweets, 3 min read
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25 Jun
A report in @TheSun today of @MattHancock's affair with lobbyist Gina Coladangelo led to calls for the Health Secretary to resign. Boris Johnson now considers the matter into the affair “closed”, but what about other cases involving @MattHancock? @allthecitizens has the receipts.
The affair is a private matter. But it is a matter of clear public interest that Mrs Coladangelo was made a non-exec director at DHSC last November. What’s more Hancock personally sponsored a parliamentary pass for her in 2019.
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23 Jun
Faculty Science, the London-based AI start-up linked to Vote Leave and Dominic Cummings, has been quietly accumulating some very lucrative public sector contracts.

@allthecitizens can reveal that, since 2018, they've won some 17 gov awards worth £8.3m.

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NEW: ‘The judge, Mr Justice Swift, said he saw “no distinction” between a controversial talkshow host – or “shock-jock” – & career spies in Moscow seeking to disrupt British democracy.’ @lukeharding1968 reports for @guardian

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21 Jun
We have found that the UK gov paid substantially over the odds for many PPE items during the pandemic - once by as much as 226% - even when you take into consideration inflated prices caused by spiking demand. THREAD from @allthecitizens and @bylinetimes
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Most UK Covid19 contracts are redacted regarding quantity and unit price. Sections 43 of the Freedom of Information Act is used by the government to justify this.
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18 Jun
Questions raised by @allthecitizens after we find two companies win £3.6m in gov contracts whilst clients for Tory lobbyist Simon Blagden. Blagden has donated over £300,000 to the party
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He’s a Leader's Group member, vice-chair of the British Italian Conservatives and industry chairman of the APPG on tech.
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17 Jun
Should lobbyists be required to declare they’ve donated to political parties on the UK lobby register? We’ve found lobbyists Sir Lynton Crosby & business partner Mark Fullbrook have given £221,000 to the Tories personally / through 2 companies on UK's consultant lobbyist register
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