Sue Hawley

As @suehawley.bsky.social says: “These kinds of rampant conflicts of interests in the House of Lords undermine public confidence."

@rosewhiff.bsky.social is right - “Shadow ministers [are] positioned to influence policy while benefiting financially from the very sectors they scrutinise.”

🚨 1 in 3 law firms are not compliant with anti-money laundering rules.

📈 But, the government has recently taken steps to address this issue.

💷 If implemented correctly, this move could be transformational for the UK's dirty money problem.

Learn more: ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/release...

It's certainly what they should be thinking....

Is democracy for sale? 💸

Join Jeff Clements, @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @suehawley.bsky.social on 30 October @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social to discuss the role money plays in US and UK politics and ongoing efforts to curb corruption.

Reserve a free ticket: buytickets.at/intellectual...

Go get your @privateeyenews.bsky.social folks and buckle up for another incredible report by @rbrooks45.bsky.social on the Teeside development - a tale of insane #cronyism and #profiteering at taxpayer expense.

@csc-barrington.bsky.social @ethicsandintegrity.bsky.social

The government’s progress on ethical standards remains underwhelming. Any tightening is to be welcomed, but the idea that ministers “are expected”to repay severance if they break the rules simply underlines the absence of an enforceable legal duty

Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up Exclusive: Acoba’s functions split between two regulators and new Ethics and Integrity Commission to oversee others

How big an impact will “minor reorganisation “ of UK ethics regulation bodies and the creation of advisory ethics commission with no enforcement powers have? Key question from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
Our evidence to Parliament warns real risk of not much.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Calls for transparency on political funding after first c... Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is rumoured to have been handed to Reform UK

Exc: The Electoral Commission has been given early notice of the UK's first ever crypto donation

The has been "made, but not declared", to a party understood to be Reform

Reform spox said: "All donations above the reporting limit will be disclosed in the usual way"

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The donation is seen as a potential "watershed moment" in political funding.

@suehawley.bsky.social of @spotlightcorruption.org warned that neither parties nor the EC have the expertise to prevent anonymous donations, leaving the UK "extremely vulnerable" to hostile states and organised crime

Great story on details emerging from court documents @spotlightcorruption.org worked with @tbij.bsky.social @fpcthinktank.bsky.social @danneidle.bsky.social and others to get released in One Coin case.

City lawyers tried to ‘silence’ police fraud investigator Carter-Ruck launched campaign against London detective on behalf of $4bn crypto scam, according to court documents

These look like very questionable tactics from Carter Ruck solicitor to discredit police officer investigating a client for major fraud. Real questions as to why SRA is not investigating them as breach of lawyers code of conduct www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Thanks Dan. We at @spotlightcorruption.org think Director disqualification in this case could lead to compensation orders. These can be used against shadow directors and those who control a company. Be interested if anyone else who is an insolvency lawyer has other ideas.

🚨 BREAKING: UKACC has arrived at the Labour Party conference, and the new chair of the @appgonacrt.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social is ready to get to work.

Come and find us at our events across Liverpool: ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/labour

This is big and a really good piece of policing and prosecutorial work - bribes to help foreign states get a more favourable hearing in parliaments and with the public should never have a place in the UK or Europe.

'Probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time' - ITV's rigorous & powerful film 'The Covid Contracts, Follow the Money' is a must-watch.

Pleased to contribute to this film for @transparencyuk.bsky.social alongside @suehawley.bsky.social & many others.

www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

‘Send a clear message’: Carter-Ruck’s dirty tactics on behalf of $4bn… Stunning new documents lay bare law firm’s attempts to silence whistleblowers and cast doubt on police probe

Explosive insights about Carter-Ruck's tactics to shut down scrutiny of OneCoin's $3 billion crypto fraud after our work with @danneidle.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social @fpcthinktank.bsky.social including attempts to get an FCA warning notice taken down:
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Very much looking forward to this debate in Brighton and hoping the audience will come up with lots of ideas for how to solve the UK's political integrity challenges.

LABOUR: UKACC x @thefabians.bsky.social : Brave New World? Fighting Corruption in the New Trump Era.

Featuring @margarethodge.bsky.social, @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, and @suehawley.bsky.social.

LABOUR: @transparencyuk.bsky.social x @spotlightcorruption.org x @moreincommonuk.bsky.social: Who Pays, Who Decides? Big Money in British Politics.

John Johnson, @margarethodge.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @duncanhames.bsky.social, @suehawley.bsky.social, and @edhodgsoned.bsky.social.

This is actually really big and very welcome. Unannounced amidst yesterday’s Hillsborough Law are new provisions to upgrade the UK’s archaic misconduct in public office offence. Big win for @spotlightcorruption.org. Here’s our analysis @bricksilk.bsky.social @csc-barrington.bsky.social

The revolving door in the defence sector has always been exceptionally high risk and now @lucasamin.bsky.social has hunted down the latest figures on the scale of it. The government’s proposed new approach to policing the revolving door so far raises more questions than answers.

👇 Alarming report from @josiah.writes.news on the lack of transparency about the government’s Defending Democracy Taskforce and declining staff levels. Last week in parliament we called for the DDT to report regularly to parliament on foreign interference in our democratic processes.

✍️ Great piece by @lucasamin.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale highlighting the 'revolving door' between the 🪖 Ministry of Defence and the 💥 arms companies that compete for its business ➡️ democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantir-a...
Here's @suehawley.bsky.social's full quote 👇:

👏 Really welcome to see new lobbying registrar Claire Bassett talk about 'levelling the playing field' when it comes to lobbying.
💪 She also told the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk PACAC Committee that she is not afraid to challenge the government or to be unpopular.

Really enjoyed chatting cleaning up politics with @politicshome.bsky.social along with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, @danieljbruce.bsky.social and Lloyd Hatton MP. Lots to do still...

The Rundownt: Is Keir Cleaning Up Politics? This week The Rundown takes a look under the bonnet of British politics, and shining a light into the dark corners of how Westminster’s finances op...

🎙️ How can we clean up politics? Our Executive Director @suehawley.bsky.social joined @alaintolhurst.bsky.social, host of @politicshome.bsky.social’s podcast The Rundown, alongside Lloyd Hatton MP, @danieljbruce.bsky.social & @petergeoghegan.bsky.social to discuss potential answers.

Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film [FREE TO READ] Over $200bn was allegedly plundered from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina’s time as prime minister

NEW: Earlier this year the FT launched an investigation into UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq’s links to alleged embezzlement in Bangladesh.

Our investigation contributed to her resignation, but also invited us to take a deeper look at the alleged looting of billions of dollars.

on.ft.com/4pjqCMi

How should the UK tackle #crypto donations, foreign interference and big donations? Great to give evidence to parliament earlier this week with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and CryptoUK, on what the risks are and what needs to be done.

Working with allies on tackling corruption and money laundering was a manifesto commitment from the government. Last week's reshuffle must not derail the important progress made on this. That's why we wrote to the new Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister to urge that momentum be maintained.

Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Senior Philanthropy and Partnership Manager - Spotlight on Corruption We are looking for someone experienced, ambitious and creative to be our first Senior Philanthropy and Partnership Manager, to drive our fundraising strategy,

⏱️ Less than one week to go to apply for our Senior Philanthropy and Partnership Manager role!
🔍 We are looking for someone with a real flair for networking and a super track record of bringing in funds for charitable causes.
👇 See job description below and apply at CharityJob before Sunday night.