Australia’s bowlers publish open letter denying they knew cheating during ‘sandpaper’ was happening

Australia’s bowlers have come out swinging with an open letter hitting out at ‘rumour mongering’ about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering scandal. Cameron Bancroft, who was banned for the plot alongside Steve Smith and David Warner, recently sparked a frenzy of fresh questions after suggesting the bowlers knew full well what was going on in South … Read more

PM’s standards advisor vows to publish details of ‘wallpapergate’ flat refurbishment within weeks

Details of who paid for Boris Johnson‘s controversial refurbishment of his  Downing Street flat could be revealed within weeks, his new adviser on ministerial behaviour said today. Lord Christopher Geidt, a former aide to the Queen, told MPs that he planned to release the long overdue register of ministerial interests by the end of May. … Read more

Government ‘unlawfully’ failed to publish details of 500 Covid-related contracts, court hears

The Government unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 coronavirus-related contracts on time, a High Court judge has today said. Government officials have 30 days to publish online details of contracts for public goods or services worth more than £120,000. But a High Court judge today said the Department of Health and Social … Read more

WHO SCRAPS plan to publish interim report on its Wuhan coronavirus origins investigation

The World Health Organization has scrapped plans for the team that visited Wuhan to publish its interim report into the origins of coronavirus.  The Wall Street Journal reported late last night that the initial findings from the probe, which took place in China earlier this year, will not be released as previously stated.  Instead a … Read more

Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green urge PM to publish social care plan

Tory heavyweights Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green demand Boris Johnson use the Budget to produce long-awaited plan to pay for social care as they warn it is ‘now or never’ Jeremy Hunt and Damian Green wrote joint op-ed calling for social care plan Tories promised in 2019 manifesto to urgently seek consensus on the issue … Read more

Covid UK: Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish contract details

Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish details of billions of pounds’ worth of coronavirus-related contracts, the High Court has ruled.  The Good Law Project took legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for its ‘wholesale failure’ to disclose details of contracts agreed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government is required by … Read more

Banks could be forced to publish how often they refund fraud victims

Banks could be forced to publish figures showing how often they pay back blameless fraud victims as new data reveals those who lose money to bank transfer scams continue to face a lottery. Publishing information about victims’ losses and how often they were reimbursed by their bank ‘would give banks a strong incentive to do … Read more

Keir Starmer demands PM publish ‘secret’ dossier on Covid economic hit

Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘suppressing’ evidence on economic hit from lockdown tiers amid clamour for ‘secret’ dossier to be released Sir Keir Starmer challenged Boris Johnson to release Covid economic dossier He accused PM of ‘trying to suppress the evidence of what is actually going on’  He said if PM does not publish … Read more

Tory rebels demand Michael Gove publish evidence for NHS claim

Furious Tory rebels today demanded Michael Gove publish the evidence underpinning his claim the NHS would be ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus without the Government’s new tiered system of restrictions.  The Minister for the Cabinet Office made the claim on Saturday as he tried to quash a Conservative revolt and persuade MPs to support the curbs when … Read more

FCA under pressure to publish review into handling of the LCF scandal

FCA under pressure to publish review into its handling of the London Capital & Finance savings scandal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 24 November 2020 The City watchdog is under pressure to publish a long-awaited review into its handling of the London Capital … Read more