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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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24 February 2023Charity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheldCharity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheld
Bear with us, because we’re about to explain how a small piece of charity law could have big consequences for the UK’s efforts to reach net zero; that the Charity Commission is letting it happen, and how the Good Law Project is teaming up with RSPB to call on the Commission to act.
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24 February 2023Revealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ laneRevealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ lane
Good Law Project has seen emails revealing that former No.10 advisor Dominic Cummings referred an offer from two middlemen representing US-based Innova Medical Group within a single hour of being approached.
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23 February 2023We’ve won another freedom of information battle with GovernmentWe’ve won another freedom of information battle with Government
The Department of Health & Social Care have now been ordered to reply to our request for a copy of all WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and his publican friend, Alex Bourne. The Information Commissioner’s office ruled that the DHSC breached Freedom of Information guidelines.
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23 February 2023Alice Litman’s StoryAlice Litman’s Story
*CONTENT WARNING*- SUICIDE
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20 February 2023Good Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt HancockGood Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt Hancock
Good Law Project has written to the Metropolitan Police Service asking it to investigate apparent breaches of the coronavirus regulations by Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo.
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16 February 2023Bringing Down GoliathBringing Down Goliath
Our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, is pleased to announce his upcoming book.
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12 February 2023REVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contractREVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contract
The new Conservative Party Chairman, Greg Hands, helped Luxe Lifestyle Ltd, a company closely associated with the then Chair of his local constituency party, Mark Higton, land a £25m ‘VIP’ PPE deal. This is despite the company having no experience in providing protective equipment.
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9 February 2023WE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelinesWE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelines
Back in March 2021, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, told Parliament that details of all Covid contracts were now “on the record”. A month later, Cabinet Minister Julia Lopez, claimed “all historical Covid-related contracts” had been published.
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7 February 2023NEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumpingNEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumping
We are delighted that the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), supported by us, has been given permission to intervene in a landmark case about whether water companies are legally accountable for sewage dumping.
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6 February 2023Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109mSunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m
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30 January 2023REVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messagesREVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messages
For 17 months, the FCDO refused to answer our questions regarding Raab’s WhatsApp use. But, following an intervention from the ICO, they’ve finally come clean.
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26 January 2023PPE losses rise to £14.9 billionPPE losses rise to £14.9 billion
The Department of Health and Social Care’s annual accounts for 2021-22 have revealed a further £6 billion write down in connection with PPE and other inventory. This follows a staggering £8.9bn write down in 2020-21.
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24 January 2023REVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contractsREVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contracts
An investigation by Good Law Project has uncovered the huge profits made by Zoe Ley after she brokered a £250m PPE deal for Hong Kong-based Worldlink Resources – a firm who landed two huge contracts via the unlawful ‘VIP’ lane.
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12 January 2023
REVEALED: Government fails again to publish Covid contracts worth £248mREVEALED: Government fails again to publish Covid contracts worth £248m
We have taken the first formal step in legal proceedings over the Cabinet Office’s three year delay in publishing the contracts awarded to suppliers as part of the Government’s controversial ‘Ventilator Challenge’ programme.
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21 December 2022REVEALED: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” laneREVEALED: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
Introductions from just six Conservative Party politicians led to ‘VIPs’ being awarded contracts worth an eye-watering £5 billion.
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15 December 2022REVEALED: PPE storage costs hit £1bn as ‘VIP’ firm Uniserve’s profit soarsREVEALED: PPE storage costs hit £1bn as ‘VIP’ firm Uniserve’s profit soars
An investigation by Good Law Project can reveal that the cost of storing unused PPE and Covid testing kits has now exceeded an eye-watering £1 billion.