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25 Aug, 6 tweets, 1 min read
💥The huge £4.8bn fund pretends to be the centrepiece of a levelling up agenda – but we think it’s just a way to funnel money into constituencies of political benefit to the Conservative Party... (1/6)
thenational.scot/news/19534210.…
This week, the High Court granted permission for our legal challenge against this... This decision means the Government will have to defend itself in Court (2/6)
It’s the latest in a string of permission decisions that have gone in our favour.

Of the 14 cases we have issued since the start of 2020, the Court has granted permission in 11 at the first time of asking... (3/6)
📈Official stats show this has only happened in 17% of all judicial reviews since 2010. Our success rate is 78%📈 (4/6)
Judges clearly agree the Government is acting in ways that deserve closer scrutiny👀
...and see the importance of the cases we bring (5/6)
More here⬇️(6/6)
glplive.org/porkbarrel-2308

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The strange tale of Qured, the Government approved Covid testing firm that seems to have hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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9 Jun
BREAKING: The High Court has ruled Michael Gove broke the law in handing a public contract to associates of his and Dominic Cummings at Public First.

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25 May
🚨 The final day of our High Court hearing over huge PPE contracts to firms with no prior experience and the 'VIP lane' is underway. 🚨

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24 May
Day 4 of our legal challenge over PPE contracts and preferential treatment to 'VIPs' is now underway. Today, Government's lawyers will set out their defence.

Here's our recap on what's happened so far:
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