COMMENT

Why is a Labour government keeping Rishi Sunak’s finances under wraps?

— Keir Starmer pledged integrity before his election, yet his government supports secrecy over Rishi Sunak’s investments. A tribunal outcome could reshape transparency on ministers’ financial interests, challenging promises of honesty and public trust.

NHS

Wes Streeting must rule Palantir out of his NHS technology revolution

— Wes Streeting is planning to put our intimate health data on central care records. It’s time for him to address the elephant in the room.

COMMENT

It’s not red or blue. It’s power we hold to account

— Since taking office, Keir Starmer has begun to deliver on some of his promises. But he has also made some bad choices. Good Law Project are here to hold the government to account.

OPINION

They’re gone – but we won’t be shedding any tears

— Fourteen years of Tory rule have caused incalculable harm. This morning we can breathe a sigh of relief. But Labour won’t be able to fix all the problems. We’ve been thinking hard about our work under a new government.

Environment

Government to consult on expanding its plan to reduce sewage dumping in wake of legal challenge

— The Government has announced a consultation on expanding its plan to reduce sewage dumping in coastal and estuarine waters, in response to a legal challenge supported by Good Law Project and other environmental groups.

Pollution

The sewage scandal

— Good Law Project are supporting three legal challenges to protect our coastline and rivers from pollution.

Good Law Project

Government finally publishes missing £248m ventilator contracts and reveals it hired a firm to destroy unused equipment

— The Cabinet Office have finally published the remaining COVID Ventilator Challenge contracts – and the waste is shocking.

Environment

The Government is still “considering” how to improve its Net Zero Strategy with just a month to go

— The High Court has ordered Ministers to update their plan and demonstrate how policies will achieve Net Zero climate targets by March 2023. Despite this, the Government is only “considering the next steps”.

Environment

The Public Trust Doctrine: An ancient legal principle which could protect our environment now and for future generations

— Many of our vital environmental laws and protections are being put at risk by the long and dark shadow of Brexit. It beggars belief that this comes at a time when the Government should be urgently strengthening and expediting our response to the ongoing climate emergency.

COVID-19 Government Contracts

Government commits to publishing £248m missing COVID contracts after breaching transparency guidelines

— After breaching transparency guidelines, the UK government commits to publishing £248 million worth of missing COVID-19 contracts.

COMMENT

Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m

— Has Rishi Sunak benefitted from Government contracts during the pandemic? A hedge fund, where the Prime Minister was a founding partner, has seen its profits more than double in a year.

Investigation

REVEALED: 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 Dominic Raab’s WhatsApp use. But, following an intervention from the ICO, they’ve finally come clean.

COMMENT

REVEALED: 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.

COMMENT

Oyster farm under threat from sewage dumping

— Water companies dumping sewage poses a serious threat to a 300-year-old oyster family business and to marine life if they are allowed to continue.

COMMENT

Tory donor’s company awarded £4.5 million Government contract to take care of a mountain of unusable PPE waste

— A £4.5 million Government contract has been handed to a company headed up by a major Conservative Party donor to dispose of unused PPE, Good Law Project can reveal.

Online Safety

Mother of teenage girl who took her own life after watching disturbing content online is pleading for change

— Frankie took her own life after months of being served up self-harm content. Her parents pleaded with the platform for information; for months all they got were automated responses.