#lobbying

#lobbying

Tim Allan, who is one of Starmer's most senior aides, has a minority stake in Strand Partners, which critics claim could give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest. Allan does not gain any financial benefit from Strand while he is in No 10 but he has not sold his shares in the firm, whose clients include the British Horseracing Authority, the energy companies Ovo Energy and Cadent Gas, and Netflix.

Adrian Cummins on how he convinced politicians to cut Vat for restaurants and pubs

The register is designed to shine a light on which companies are being paid to represent foreign states in the UK. It launched on Wednesday with three companies having their names published in public with firms allowed to ask for opt-outs from the open register if it could prejudice commercial interests or present a risk to safety. Government sources said more registrations were still being assessed and there was a pipeline due to be published.

"With any bill that's been vetoed before, it takes some give-and-take to get it across the finish line," he said.

The analysis from the Centre for International Environmental Law revealed that 234 lobbyists from the oil, petrochemical, and plastics industries are attending the UN's meeting, outnumbering EU member state delegations.

If these guys are literally going to rig, de facto, the outcome of November next year, I can't just sit back passively. When I look at the ground that these guys are leveling and the core tenets of our democracy, our republic being literally taken down in real time, I'd be in peril of being judged not to have lived if I don't at least explore an alternative to save our country.

I completely reject that. As a matter of fact, I find that to be a form of bullying and, you know, I think organizations like AIPAC and Christians United For Israel should register under the law as foreign agents because they are lobbying on behalf of Israel.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikan Reparations hosted an independent delegation of Caribbean researchers and activists lobbying for reparations in Westminster.

The government's recent adjustment to foreign ownership laws for British newspapers, allowing 15% foreign ownership, reflects ongoing tensions around media influence and transparency.

"Everything I have worked for my entire life - to be professionally respected and successful, to be able to provide for my family, and to enjoy the twilight years of my life with dignity - is completely shattered."

Mary Foy has referred herself to Parliament's standards watchdog after lobbying for a trade union led by her partner, failing to declare their relationship.

The food was not important, attendee Sangrok Oh explains.

The United States will send letters to approximately 150 countries over the next two to three weeks to inform them of new tariffs as trade deal negotiations continue.

Astroturfing is when a group with money and power pretends to be regular folks supporting something, but it's really a planned push from the top.

Bernard Kerik, recently pardoned by Trump, has been hired by Qatar as a lobbyist amid the ongoing scrutiny related to 'Qatargate', marking a significant move in foreign influence.