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In donations, lobbying, how political influence is acquired. the opposition soon had a name for it — sleaze. a former prime minister, david cameron, found himself at the centre of a row about lobbying after he whatsapped ministers on behalf of his new employer, greensill capital. this is a painful day. nothing i did was in breach of the rules, but on the wider test of what is appropriate, as ive said previously, it would be better to use only the most formal means of contact, via a letter. sco...

You have no authority here, jackie weaver. no authority at all. in february, borisjohnson got a hard time over soft furnishings. it emerged a tory donor had initially covered the costs of a pricey refurbishment of his flat in downing street before the prime minister himself paid. the independent advisor on ministers�* interests, lord geidt, investigated. he said borisjohnson had acted unwisely, but he hadnt broken the ministerial code. the issue would return, though, late in the year. wallpape...

In february, borisjohnson got a hard time over soft furnishings. it emerged a tory donor had initially covered the costs of a pricey refurbishment of his flat in downing street before the prime minister himself paid. the independent advisor on ministers�* interests, lord geidt, investigated. he said borisjohnson had acted unwisely, but he hadnt broken the ministerial code. the issue would return, though, late in the year. wallpaper—gate, as it became known, was among the first of a series of...