The Beckenham MP, Bob Stewart, a frequent guest and parliamentary supporter of the Bahrain government, condemned by human rights groups, has been charged with abusive behaviour towards an activist who criticised those links. Is this another consequence of the influence of foreign money on UK politics and parliamentarians?…….

Money Politics was once a phrase adopted by frustrated Malaysians sickened by graft, backhanders, bribery and all the rest. Now, ever more clearly, a British version of the problem has started to emerge and it often starts with donations of foreign money with a murky past…..

The UK media regulator OFCOM’s rules preclude the awarding of broadcast TV licences to any entity that holds a party political or public policy agenda. But it appears that is exactly what has been allowed to happen after the recent takeover of GB News….

The mentor and patron behind Nadhim Zahawi’s early political career was disgraced Lord Archer whose record is dogged by controversies. One of these was the Anglia TV share scandal where Zahawi’s brother in law and close colleague on Archer’s campaigns, Broosk Saib, acted as proxy on what appeared as insider trading but was never prosecuted….

As HMRC boss says there are “no penalties for innocent errors” Sarawak Report learns the reported NCA investigation was closed the day Zawahi became chancellor. Were the millions earned by his Kurdish family company from Western financed reconstruction projects part of that investigation and did money pass to his London property portfolio?…..

The UK Conservative party is waging war on poor immigrant arrivals, yet Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, was eager to paint his colleague Nadim Zahawi (fined for dodging taxes whilst Chancellor) as a shining example of a penniless refugee made good…. except that’s no more true than Zahawi’s “erroneous” claims about his company!

Rishi Sunak promised “Integrity, professionalism and accountability” after the sleeze under Boris Johnson and chaos from Liz Truss. However, the party’s newest appointment shows positions of influence are still for sale with peerages in the pipeline ……

Whilst a front of stage struggle continues for the leadership of the Conservative party, it is the battle for influence behind the scenes that is equally worthy of attention. Whoever ends up in charge will have the same set of lobbyists jostling to advise on their every move……

Is there anything Liz Truss could have done this weekend to make herself even more unpopular? You would not have imagined so, but she has just conferred a knighthood on the ‘On Your Bike’ man, her new Party Chairman Jake Berry! At least Berry has acted on his own advice when it comes to boosting his family funds it seems – EXCLUSIVE …..

Is a man who either went to some lengths to avoid registering a discounted bulk purchase of 7 flats from a friendly donor in his own constituency or who dumbly failed to do so properly really the best choice to rescue the ‘Trusterfuck’ government in the UK? …..

As the Battersea Power Station development in London finally opens in the presence of the Agong and Malaysian developers backed by Malaysian taxpayers’ cash we look at some of the UK intermediaries who have profited while promoting the project in their capacity as decision makers in the public interest by at the same time taking up directorships with the spin-off company Eco World. Did murky Malaysian money muddy this London project?…..

The Conservative Party’s ‘250 Group’ of major donors appears to have received troublingly close access to the new Chancellor, allowing potential insight into his budget plans denied others in a series of gatherings over the past weeks. Meanwhile, the line between so-called policy advisors and corporate catspaws has diminished to non-existent……

The new Downing Street Chief of Staff has issued legal threats and denials following the exposure of his involvement in illegal foreign interference and alleged bribery during a US election campaign in Puerto Rico. However, his claims appear disproved by the evidence in court…….

Questioned by Sarawak Report the new Downing Street chief of staff Mark Fullbrook’s former employers, CT Group, originally lied claiming their work was not conducted for a former Governor of Puerto Rico via illegal foreign funding. Court documents now prove they knew it was. The top government advisor has now turned witness to avoid prosecution says the Sunday Times ……

The art markets are one of the avenues through which dirty money can flow with far greater ease than the more regulated banking system……

Leaks prove CT Group are promoting corporate clients whilst advising its political clients, including Boris Johnson on how to pack the House of Lords. The influence-peddling, secrecy and conflicts of interest must end …….

Britain’s lamentable dearth of rules has seen a catastrophic collapse of good governance in the face of greed at the heart of the Tory party. Prime Ministers should not be allowed to hawk honours nor should lobbyists accept secret foreign payments …….

A Venezuelan banker who donated £500k to the Tories and was also a client of the Party Chairman, Ben Elliot, hired the PM’s top advisor Sir Lynton Crosby to provide election support worth $300,000 to the former Governor of Puerto Rico. According to the FBI, it was a bribe for closing down an investigation into suspicious activities at his bank…..

Names in the frame include mega-bankrollers not only of the Conservatives but of Boris personally. In this developing series we ask to what extent the known front runners are also of benefit to the wider public …?

The new contenders lining up to lead Britain seem to have one thing in comment – lots of money but a strong unwillingness to pay the taxes imposed on others by their own government. They include THREE Chancellors who dodged on paying taxes …..

Battalions of lawyers are employed across the developed world to silence comment on behalf of the super-wealthy. Has the world been blinded against issues in plain sight thanks to this service? It seems to be the case…..

Tickets have been sold for the Summer Party event where wealthy Conservative supporters will be eager to rub shoulders with government ministers. The guest list is never published, however Sarawak Report has exclusive details on the venue which is likely to add to existing controversy ……

Putin’s oligarchs have operated no differently to Jho Low. It beggars belief they raided the state without the sanction of the man in charge or got away with so much money (and stayed alive) without being proxies. So, just as Jho Low lobbied for Najib, why should the West imagine they have not acted as Putin’s agents all this while?……