Letter from 2019 reveals business secretary supported £1.2bn project linked to Conservative donorA cabinet minister has been accused of making misleading claims about a £1.2bn cable project linked to a Conservative donor.Almost one in 10 Conservative M…
Boris Johnson laughs off the Pandora papers as the super-rich’s cash rolls in
Western politicians seem complacent about or complicit in the iniquity of hidden wealthIt was a classic TV doorstep. After doing the morning media round, Boris Johnson emerged from a booth and set off with his minders across the main hall of the Conser…
Top EU official calls for crackdown on shell firms used to avoid tax
Economy commissioner says Pandora papers show move is needed to ensure Covid costs are fairly sharedThe EU must respond to the revelations in the Pandora papers with a fresh clampdown on the use of shell companies by tax avoiders to ensure the costs of…
Queen’s lawyers acted for politician now accused by US prosecutors
Leak reveals Farrer & Co set up offshore trust for Abubakar Bagudu before claims of corruptionSee all of our Pandora papers coverageAfter almost 70 years on the throne, the Queen has been served by 14 prime ministers and been advised by nine privat…
Ben Jennings on the Pandora papers and Insulate Britain – cartoon
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Pandora papers prove that the rich live by different rules | Letters
Readers respond to the leak of documents exposing the secret offshore accounts of world leaders, celebrities and business tycoons, and call for action to close tax loopholesThe Guardian’s Pandora papers exposé is just the latest in a slew of scandals a…
Labour writes to Tory chair over donations to 34 MPs by firms named in Pandora papers
Party questions why almost one in 10 Conservative MPs have taken money from firms linked to Viktor FedotovSee all of our Pandora papers coverageLabour has written to the Tory co-chair Oliver Dowden raising concerns about donations to 34 Tory MPs by the…
As the Pandora papers show, access to the Tory party is being bought by a new class of tycoon funders | Peter Oborne
In light of revelations in the Pandora papers, we need to be asking what are they getting in return?One big theme has dominated Tory party conference at Manchester this week: levelling up. Boris Johnson, we are being told, is on a mission to rescue Bri…
Revealed: how Tory co-chair’s offshore film company indirectly benefited from £121k tax credits
Secret British Virgin Islands firm behind West Indies cricket team documentary raises questions for Ben Elliot and partyPandora papers news and reaction – live updatesSee all of our Pandora papers coverageBen Elliot, the Conservative party’s embattled …
Boris Johnson makes dig at Tony Blair while ducking questions over Pandora papers – video
Boris Johnson has laughed off questions about Conservative donors being named in the Pandora papers. The prime minister said he would ‘have a look’ at the allegations – and then made a dig at Tony BlairTories facing calls to return cash from donors nam…