Exposed: The lobbyist who said “the public has no right to know who our clients are”
Leading lobbyist Peter Bingle failed to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in an interview on the World at One yesterday.
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Fox resigns, sparking puns from all sides
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the resignation in disgrace late this afternoon of defence secretary Liam Fox over the Adam Werritty scandal.
Is there any way out of the Fox-hole?
The Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal drags on. And on. And on. Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern covers the latest developments in the Fox hunt.
Helmer’s exit takes us out of the frying pan and into the fire
Alex Hern runs over the madness that is the Conservative’s new MEP for the East Midlands.
Exposed: The legal aid minister’s £97,000 conflict of interest
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern discusses legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly’s conflict of interest with regards to the bill he is shepherding through parliament.
How long can slippery Fox cling on?
As the Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal rolls on, it emerged this morning Werritty will be quizzed on his sources of income, reports Das.
Fox’s sliminess shows how much we need lobbying regulation
Tamasin Cave of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency argues that Liam Fox’s impropriety shows why we need to ensure lobbying becomes a well-regulated industry.
Grayling dragged into Fox/Werritty scandal – are Osborne, Gove and Hague next?
Employment minister Chris Grayling was dragged down into the increasingly murky depths of the Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal today, reports Shamik Das.
Weak Cameron will struggle to fire Fox
Liam Fox is a threat to David Cameron, vulnerable, damaging to his government and bringing politics into disrepute – but the PM may be too weak to get rid of him.
Cameron’s speech churns out the old Tory myths
Cameron’s speech turned out to be a trotting out of well-worn Tory tropes on spending, deregulation, family values, NHS reform, disability benefit reform and so much else. But there’s a lot of spin obscuring the truth.