APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
@anticorruption-responsibletax.org
Building a fair and transparent tax system. Campaigning against corruption and dirty money. Working cross-party for real change.
Chaired by Phil Brickell MP
Chaired by Phil Brickell MP
The APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax welcomes the Government's new Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy.
There is real ambition here, including £550 million of investment over 3 years and 500 new officers across law enforcement and justice 👇
There is real ambition here, including £550 million of investment over 3 years and 500 new officers across law enforcement and justice 👇
September 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax welcomes the Government's new Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy.
There is real ambition here, including £550 million of investment over 3 years and 500 new officers across law enforcement and justice 👇
There is real ambition here, including £550 million of investment over 3 years and 500 new officers across law enforcement and justice 👇
Two crypto billionaires handed a political party £72 million this weekend. That's more than every party in Britain received in donations across the whole of last year.
Today peers begin Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill. The APPG are backing amendments to secure our democracy.
Today peers begin Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill. The APPG are backing amendments to secure our democracy.
September 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Two crypto billionaires handed a political party £72 million this weekend. That's more than every party in Britain received in donations across the whole of last year.
Today peers begin Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill. The APPG are backing amendments to secure our democracy.
Today peers begin Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill. The APPG are backing amendments to secure our democracy.
A strong set of contributions from MPs across the House during the Representation of the People Bill debate last week
From tackling political donations routed through crypto, to strengthening “Know Your Donor” rules and regulating campaign spending - see some of the highlights below 👇
From tackling political donations routed through crypto, to strengthening “Know Your Donor” rules and regulating campaign spending - see some of the highlights below 👇
September 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A strong set of contributions from MPs across the House during the Representation of the People Bill debate last week
From tackling political donations routed through crypto, to strengthening “Know Your Donor” rules and regulating campaign spending - see some of the highlights below 👇
From tackling political donations routed through crypto, to strengthening “Know Your Donor” rules and regulating campaign spending - see some of the highlights below 👇
Member and former APPG Chair Joe Powell MP writes on this week's high street announcements - including new local powers over what opens, longer closure orders, and a permanent successor to Operation Machinize.
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-re...
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-re...
'A renaissance of our high streets is in reach' - LabourList
The condition of Britain’s High Streets has become a stark symbol of economic decline and state failure. Labour are changing that.
labourlist.org
August 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Member and former APPG Chair Joe Powell MP writes on this week's high street announcements - including new local powers over what opens, longer closure orders, and a permanent successor to Operation Machinize.
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-re...
labourlist.org/2026/08/a-re...
✅ 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑮 𝑾𝑰𝑵
The Government has announced new powers for councils to take back control of the high street - measures the APPG has been calling for.
1. New vape shops will now need planning permission, closing the loophole that let them open unchecked 👇
The Government has announced new powers for councils to take back control of the high street - measures the APPG has been calling for.
1. New vape shops will now need planning permission, closing the loophole that let them open unchecked 👇
August 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
✅ 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑮 𝑾𝑰𝑵
The Government has announced new powers for councils to take back control of the high street - measures the APPG has been calling for.
1. New vape shops will now need planning permission, closing the loophole that let them open unchecked 👇
The Government has announced new powers for councils to take back control of the high street - measures the APPG has been calling for.
1. New vape shops will now need planning permission, closing the loophole that let them open unchecked 👇
If you've got money, getting politicians to listen is often far easier than if you've just got a vote. That has to change.
An independent review has backed reforms to drag lobbying out of the shadows.
No more hidden meetings. No more special treatment. No more backroom deals.
An independent review has backed reforms to drag lobbying out of the shadows.
No more hidden meetings. No more special treatment. No more backroom deals.
July 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
If you've got money, getting politicians to listen is often far easier than if you've just got a vote. That has to change.
An independent review has backed reforms to drag lobbying out of the shadows.
No more hidden meetings. No more special treatment. No more backroom deals.
An independent review has backed reforms to drag lobbying out of the shadows.
No more hidden meetings. No more special treatment. No more backroom deals.
A hostile foreign state cannot legally donate to a British political party. But it can give money to a British citizen, who then donates it instead.
On paper it's a British donation. In reality, it's foreign money entering our politics through a middleman 👇
On paper it's a British donation. In reality, it's foreign money entering our politics through a middleman 👇
July 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
A hostile foreign state cannot legally donate to a British political party. But it can give money to a British citizen, who then donates it instead.
On paper it's a British donation. In reality, it's foreign money entering our politics through a middleman 👇
On paper it's a British donation. In reality, it's foreign money entering our politics through a middleman 👇
If your bank took a large payment without checking whether it came from a high-risk country, prominent politician or the proceeds of crime, it would be breaking the law. Political parties? Not so much... 👇
July 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
If your bank took a large payment without checking whether it came from a high-risk country, prominent politician or the proceeds of crime, it would be breaking the law. Political parties? Not so much... 👇
🚨🧵 1/3 The APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax supports the important work that the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards does in overseeing the rules for all parliamentarians.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Standards watchdog set to interview Farage over £5m gift
The Reform UK leader is facing scrutiny over money from the cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne and his links with George Cottrell
www.thetimes.com
July 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
🚨🧵 1/3 The APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax supports the important work that the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards does in overseeing the rules for all parliamentarians.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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It’s time to stop dodgy donors.
I welcome the Government’s decision to accept all the recommendations from the Rycroft Review.
Through my amendments, I will work with the Government to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill. Let’s get dirty money out of our politics.
I welcome the Government’s decision to accept all the recommendations from the Rycroft Review.
Through my amendments, I will work with the Government to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill. Let’s get dirty money out of our politics.
July 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
It’s time to stop dodgy donors.
I welcome the Government’s decision to accept all the recommendations from the Rycroft Review.
Through my amendments, I will work with the Government to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill. Let’s get dirty money out of our politics.
I welcome the Government’s decision to accept all the recommendations from the Rycroft Review.
Through my amendments, I will work with the Government to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill. Let’s get dirty money out of our politics.
Dirty money has had a free run at British politics for too long. But today, that's started to change.
The Gvt has adopted the Rycroft Review in full: caps on overseas donations, profit-based tests for company donors, and stronger checks on the source of political money.
This is genuine progress.
The Gvt has adopted the Rycroft Review in full: caps on overseas donations, profit-based tests for company donors, and stronger checks on the source of political money.
This is genuine progress.
July 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Dirty money has had a free run at British politics for too long. But today, that's started to change.
The Gvt has adopted the Rycroft Review in full: caps on overseas donations, profit-based tests for company donors, and stronger checks on the source of political money.
This is genuine progress.
The Gvt has adopted the Rycroft Review in full: caps on overseas donations, profit-based tests for company donors, and stronger checks on the source of political money.
This is genuine progress.
You've seen them on your high street.
The vape shop with no customers. The barber's that's empty every time you walk past. The car wash doing a roaring trade in the rain.
How do they survive?
In a Westminster Hall debate last week, MP after MP asked exactly that.
The vape shop with no customers. The barber's that's empty every time you walk past. The car wash doing a roaring trade in the rain.
How do they survive?
In a Westminster Hall debate last week, MP after MP asked exactly that.
June 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM
You've seen them on your high street.
The vape shop with no customers. The barber's that's empty every time you walk past. The car wash doing a roaring trade in the rain.
How do they survive?
In a Westminster Hall debate last week, MP after MP asked exactly that.
The vape shop with no customers. The barber's that's empty every time you walk past. The car wash doing a roaring trade in the rain.
How do they survive?
In a Westminster Hall debate last week, MP after MP asked exactly that.
📅 Today was due to be the UK's Countering Illicit Finance Summit.
The Summit may have been delayed, but the threats posed by dirty money, money laundering and economic crime have not been.
The next six months should be used to build an even stronger event.
The Summit may have been delayed, but the threats posed by dirty money, money laundering and economic crime have not been.
The next six months should be used to build an even stronger event.
June 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM
📅 Today was due to be the UK's Countering Illicit Finance Summit.
The Summit may have been delayed, but the threats posed by dirty money, money laundering and economic crime have not been.
The next six months should be used to build an even stronger event.
The Summit may have been delayed, but the threats posed by dirty money, money laundering and economic crime have not been.
The next six months should be used to build an even stronger event.
💷 It's All 'Bout the Money - who has too much of it, where it hides, and how it buys influence...
✉️ Read our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/fpc/june-new...
✉️ Read our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/fpc/june-new...
It’s All ‘Bout the Money
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June 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
💷 It's All 'Bout the Money - who has too much of it, where it hides, and how it buys influence...
✉️ Read our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/fpc/june-new...
✉️ Read our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/fpc/june-new...
🚨 🧵 1/6 NEW: Research from @transparencyuk.bsky.social finds that almost 1 in 6 members of the House of Lords holds a political advisory role in addition to their duties in parliament.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/house-l...
www.transparency.org.uk/news/house-l...
The House of Lords has become a lobbying network for hire
Almost one in six peers holds a political advisory role that presents a significant lobbying risk
www.transparency.org.uk
June 19, 2026 at 9:26 AM
🚨 🧵 1/6 NEW: Research from @transparencyuk.bsky.social finds that almost 1 in 6 members of the House of Lords holds a political advisory role in addition to their duties in parliament.
www.transparency.org.uk/news/house-l...
www.transparency.org.uk/news/house-l...
The Illicit Finance Summit is coming. The Government must put it high on the political agenda, and set a date urgently.
Here's what APPG members had to say 👇
@steffanaquarone.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social @rebeccalongbailey.com
Here's what APPG members had to say 👇
@steffanaquarone.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social @rebeccalongbailey.com
June 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The Illicit Finance Summit is coming. The Government must put it high on the political agenda, and set a date urgently.
Here's what APPG members had to say 👇
@steffanaquarone.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social @rebeccalongbailey.com
Here's what APPG members had to say 👇
@steffanaquarone.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social @joepowell.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social @rebeccalongbailey.com
Britain's high streets are under threat from organised crime.
Across the country, legitimate businesses are being undercut by criminal operators using cash-intensive businesses to launder dirty money.
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social set out the scale of the challenge and called for tougher action 👇
Across the country, legitimate businesses are being undercut by criminal operators using cash-intensive businesses to launder dirty money.
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social set out the scale of the challenge and called for tougher action 👇
June 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Britain's high streets are under threat from organised crime.
Across the country, legitimate businesses are being undercut by criminal operators using cash-intensive businesses to launder dirty money.
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social set out the scale of the challenge and called for tougher action 👇
Across the country, legitimate businesses are being undercut by criminal operators using cash-intensive businesses to launder dirty money.
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social set out the scale of the challenge and called for tougher action 👇
Fraud now accounts for more than 40% of all recorded crime. Yet too often economic crime is treated as a victimless offence. It isn’t.
Last week, members of the APPG visited the City of London Police to hear about the challenges facing those on the frontline of tackling fraud and corruption.
Last week, members of the APPG visited the City of London Police to hear about the challenges facing those on the frontline of tackling fraud and corruption.
June 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Fraud now accounts for more than 40% of all recorded crime. Yet too often economic crime is treated as a victimless offence. It isn’t.
Last week, members of the APPG visited the City of London Police to hear about the challenges facing those on the frontline of tackling fraud and corruption.
Last week, members of the APPG visited the City of London Police to hear about the challenges facing those on the frontline of tackling fraud and corruption.
🤠 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆
APPG member Baroness Hayter has brought forward a Bill that tries to deal with something most of us already suspect: too much of how government is influenced happens out of sight 👇
APPG member Baroness Hayter has brought forward a Bill that tries to deal with something most of us already suspect: too much of how government is influenced happens out of sight 👇
June 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🤠 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆
APPG member Baroness Hayter has brought forward a Bill that tries to deal with something most of us already suspect: too much of how government is influenced happens out of sight 👇
APPG member Baroness Hayter has brought forward a Bill that tries to deal with something most of us already suspect: too much of how government is influenced happens out of sight 👇
Baroness Hodge and Minister Jake Richards arrive in Guernsey today.
The timing couldn't be more relevant; last week @thefinancelab.bsky.social released a shocking report report which revealed £393bn in dirty money flows annually through the UK and Crown Dependencies 👇
www.ft.com/content/7b35...
The timing couldn't be more relevant; last week @thefinancelab.bsky.social released a shocking report report which revealed £393bn in dirty money flows annually through the UK and Crown Dependencies 👇
www.ft.com/content/7b35...
UK warns it could take action over crown dependencies’ lack of transparency
Government in fresh bid to persuade likes of Guernsey as well as overseas territories to go further in tackling illicit finance
www.ft.com
June 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Baroness Hodge and Minister Jake Richards arrive in Guernsey today.
The timing couldn't be more relevant; last week @thefinancelab.bsky.social released a shocking report report which revealed £393bn in dirty money flows annually through the UK and Crown Dependencies 👇
www.ft.com/content/7b35...
The timing couldn't be more relevant; last week @thefinancelab.bsky.social released a shocking report report which revealed £393bn in dirty money flows annually through the UK and Crown Dependencies 👇
www.ft.com/content/7b35...
👍 1/3 We fully support this action from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to clamp down on Russian illicit finance and crypto networks.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK cracks down on backdoor Russian sanctions evasion with tough new measures
Crypto and illicit finance networks exploited by Russia to circumvent UK sanctions are being targeted as the government ramps up pressure on Putin’s war machine to support Ukraine.
www.gov.uk
May 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
👍 1/3 We fully support this action from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to clamp down on Russian illicit finance and crypto networks.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Have a read of my piece on the more than £300bn of illicit funds flowing through the UK each year and what we can do to tackle it 👇🏻
'Labour must show Britain is no longer open for dirty money' - LabourList
On dirty money, people want fairness. They want accountability. And they want to know that the rules are enforced.
labourlist.org
May 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Have a read of my piece on the more than £300bn of illicit funds flowing through the UK each year and what we can do to tackle it 👇🏻
🚨 🧵 1/4 Alarming new report from our friends at Finance Innovation Lab, which finds that dirty money worth the equivalent of over 10% of our GDP flows through Britain every year.
This includes illicit money linked to money laundering, corruption, financial crime, illegal trade and tax dodging.
This includes illicit money linked to money laundering, corruption, financial crime, illegal trade and tax dodging.
Our new report is (we think) 1st attempt to estimate scale of illicit financial flows thru the UK - £325bn p.a.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@suehawley.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @kathrynwestmore.bsky.social
@faizashaheen.bsky.social @duncanhames.bsky.social @jemm-s.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@suehawley.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @kathrynwestmore.bsky.social
@faizashaheen.bsky.social @duncanhames.bsky.social @jemm-s.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 9:56 AM
🚨 🧵 1/4 Alarming new report from our friends at Finance Innovation Lab, which finds that dirty money worth the equivalent of over 10% of our GDP flows through Britain every year.
This includes illicit money linked to money laundering, corruption, financial crime, illegal trade and tax dodging.
This includes illicit money linked to money laundering, corruption, financial crime, illegal trade and tax dodging.
📺WATCH: Our former Chair @joepowell.bsky.social welcoming the Government's £30m crackdown on the organised crime destroying our High Streets.
This is a real step forward - but to win back the beating heart of our communities, we urge the Govt to go even further 👇
This is a real step forward - but to win back the beating heart of our communities, we urge the Govt to go even further 👇
May 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
📺WATCH: Our former Chair @joepowell.bsky.social welcoming the Government's £30m crackdown on the organised crime destroying our High Streets.
This is a real step forward - but to win back the beating heart of our communities, we urge the Govt to go even further 👇
This is a real step forward - but to win back the beating heart of our communities, we urge the Govt to go even further 👇
🆕 👏 We're sorry to be losing @rachelblakemp.bsky.social as a Co-Chair of the APPG - but delighted at the reason - her appointment as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
May 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🆕 👏 We're sorry to be losing @rachelblakemp.bsky.social as a Co-Chair of the APPG - but delighted at the reason - her appointment as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.