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We bring together the UK's leading anti-corruption organisations, advocate to policymakers, hold the powerful to account, and drive real-world change.

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🚨 🎁 🚌 You wait for an anti-corruption starter pack and then two come along...

ICYM our good friends at @spotlightcorruption.org 's invaluable starter pack earlier this week, here's another...

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We will add more accounts as our members and others arrive!

#xodus, #anticorruption
📢 The third and final episode of "Going, Going, Almost Gone: How the Super-Rich are Buying UK Democracy" is out now.

Produced by Transparency International UK and Democracy for Sale, the final episode explores what's at stake in the rise of big money in British politics.

⬇️ Watch via link below
🆕 EP3: CAN BRITISH DEMOCRACY BE SAVED?

Andy Burnham enters Downing Street inheriting a political funding problem his predecessor promised to tackle and didn't.

Three months ago, he even backed a cap on donations himself.

The final episode of our series w/ PeterGeoghegan is out now ⤵
Can British Democracy be Saved Before it's too late? | Pt. 3
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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August 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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🆕 EPISODE 2: HOW MEGA DONATIONS DESTROY PUBLIC TRUST

More than four in five Britons (83%) believe wealthy individuals use political donations to influence the government in their own personal interests.

Watch episode 2 now of our new series with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
How mega donations destroy public trust (part 2)
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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August 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
MPs are debating rules on political finance right now. With reports today the Government are considering rejecting any donation cap its imperative we tell MPs it's time to end big money corrupting our politics.

Watch this new series that unpacks the story behind the record sums of money.
🎬 EPISODE 1: HOW BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING UK POLITICS

🗣️ "We're in an arms race, and we're in an arms race with no guardrails" - @suehawley.bsky.social

Today we publish Episode 1 of Going, Going, Almost Gone: How the Super-Rich Are Buying UK Democracy with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

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How big money is corrupting UK politics | Going, Going, Almost Gone, Ep. 1
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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August 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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🌍 Great organizations need great boards.

We’re looking for new people to join OCP’s Governing Board and bring fresh perspectives, experience and challenge to our work on better public procurement.

🔗 Apply by 27 Sept www.prospect-us-site.co.uk/open-contrac...

#AsiaPacific #Governance #Board
August 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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🇬🇧 From banks waving through red flags to tax havens helping criminal cash disappear, Kojo Koram explains how UK enablers helped turn criminal cash in McDonald’s bags into untraceable gold bars in Dubai vaults.

taxjustice.uk/campaign/dir... for more about the UK's Dirty Money problem.
July 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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COVID-19 INQUIRY: VIP LANE INCREASED "RISK OF ABUSE"

£10 billion of public money was wasted and five years later, nobody has yet been held to account.

It's critical the Government learn the lessons from this and go further to guard against the risk of corruption in future emergencies.

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July 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Today's #CovidInquiry report into PPE procurement lays bare one of the most expensive governance failures in modern British history: a botched pandemic procurement response that left frontline workers exposed, weakened the pandemic response and wasted £10 billion of public money.
Covid-19 Inquiry reveals scale of UK pandemic PPE procurement failure — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition
UK Anti-Corruption Coalition says the billions wasted, the VIP Lane, and the near-total lack of accountability must trigger urgent reform before the next crisis  14 July 2026 - The UK Anti-Co...
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July 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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TODAY

The Covid Inquiry is set to release its final report at 12pm

An emergency is no excuse for abandoning the rules on public money & no reason for no one to be held to account.

Watch our short film on why this matters ⤵️

@ukanticorruptioncoalition.org
Behind the Masks: The COVID PPE Scandal Explained
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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July 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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🆕 5,000 Covid contracts worth around £45bn. We found 135 worth £15bn carrying red flags for possible corruption.

The VIP lane, ruled unlawful, delivered worse PPE at higher prices.

The Covid Inquiry reports on Tuesday.

Watch our film first ⤵️
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Behind the Masks: The COVID PPE Scandal Explained
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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July 11, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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💷 Big money is corrupting our politics

The government says democracy is not for sale - but still won't cap what a mega-donor can give.

Stella Creasy's amendment would. We're backing her call for a £100,000 cap on all political donations. ⤵️
To stop wealthy donors from influencing politics, Stella Creasy MP has proposed a vital amendment to the Representation of the People Bill to place a strict £100k cap on all individual donations.

Use our quick tool to email your MP 👇
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July 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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💷 Who gives £5 million and expects nothing in return?

That's not democracy - it's access for sale.

Write to your MP asking them to back a cap on all political donations ⤵
politicsnotforsale.mp.tiuk.justpost.cards
July 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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🎬THE MONEY BEHIND OUR POLITICS

Big money is corrupting UK politics.

And our politics is at records highs with almost £100 million was spent at the previous election.

But where does all that money actually come from?

More below ⤵️

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How to stop dark money corrupting UK politics
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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June 26, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Spotlight's Executive Director @suehawley.bsky.social is quoted in the @financialtimes.com on the UK government's reported plans for a new "golden visa" scheme.

As Sue warns, this would shred any claims that the UK’s is serious about tackling dirty money.

Read more:


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June 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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📺 CORRUPTION, NOW STREAMING

We've been busy building our video capacity to shine a new light on the corruption we're fighting.

Exciting content is coming soon.

Corruption is a big story though & sometimes 2 mins doesn't cut it.

Follow the story. Subscribe ⤵️

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Dark money is corrupting UK politics | Hidden donations & secret influence
YouTube video by Transparency International UK
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June 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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💥Burnham backs public on donation caps

Our polling found ⤵️

🔹 83% of Brits believe wealthy donors use political donations to buy influence
🔹 Nearly half say they would view more favourably a party that introduced a cap & just 7% would view one less favourably.

It's time to end mega donations.
June 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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#PoliticsNotForSale

35% of political donations now come from the ultra-wealthy.

When money dominates politics, ordinary people go unheard.

And that's why we need your help.

Send a postcard today to tell your MP it's time to end big money corrupting our politics.

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#PoliticsNotForSale – Make sure your MP knows that too!
Tell your MP to support caps on political donations and campaign spending.
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June 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson have made more than £1 million from GB News while serving as MPs, according to a new @desmog.com investigation.

Spotlight's Kamila Kingstone is quoted in the piece, warning that huge outside earnings raise questions about whose interests MPs are representing.
June 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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📆Tuesday 9 June - 4:30pm - MPs debate how to make the Illicit Finance Summit a success

Following the Summit's postponement, @steffanaquarone.bsky.social has secured a debate for MPs to push for real progress in the global fight against dirty money.

More below ⤵️
June 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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💷 BIG MONEY CORRUPTS UK DEMOCRACY

The last election was the most expensive in modern British history. Too often, it's our politics that pays the price.

To stop the super-rich buying UK democracy, we need a cap on all donations - and recent polling finds 92% of the public agree.

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June 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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This Overseas Territories Day, we celebrate the relationship the UK has with its territories but also acknowledge the challenges.

Secrecy in jurisdictions such as the BVI and the Cayman Islands continue to facilitate illicit finance at scale. And it comes with a serious human cost.

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June 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Our new research estimates at least £325 billion of dirty money flows through the UK every year.

UK - especially City of London - remains a global hub for money laundering, corruption & tax abuse.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
At least £325bn of ‘dirty money’ flows through UK each year, says report
Call for crackdown as finance linked to corruption, tax evasion and money laundering is estimated at 10% of GDP
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May 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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1/ The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used to deliver a more ambitious and credible push against dirty money.

The summit, originally scheduled for 23–24 June, will now be held in December.
May 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
1/ The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used to deliver a more ambitious and credible push against dirty money.

The summit, originally scheduled for 23–24 June, will now be held in December.
May 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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💷 BIG MONEY CORRUPTS UK POLITICS

In 2015, £1m+ donations made up just 1% of private political donations. By 2024? They made up more than a third.

Today, it was put straight to the PM: the Election's Bill doesn't go far enough.

It’s well past time to cap donations & end big money in politics.
May 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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1. 🤦‍♀️ It is deeply concerning & frustrating that govt is once again being led down the garden path to reintroduce ‘golden visas’. Last summer, we wrote to the Chancellor with @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org highlighting golden visa’s illicit finance risks & lack of economic benefit. 🧵
UK Weighs ‘Invite Only’ Investor Visa With £5 Million Price Tag
The UK is weighing a new visa that would give three years of residency to wealthy individuals investing at least £5 million ($6.7 million) in the country, as the nation seeks to revive its global attr...
www.bloomberg.com
May 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM