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�*the pandora papers�* — reveal that tony and cherie blair didn't have to pay more than £300,000 of stamp duty on a six million pound house because it was sold to them through an anonymous offshore company. and they reveal how a prominent donor to the conservative party was involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. andy verity reports. the offshore dealings of presidents, prime ministers and royalty are revealed in almost 12 million files obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists. they reveal the secrets of world leaders, from the king ofjordan ...

That means 600 journalists around the world, bbc panorama, the guardian in the uk, looking at the stories. i've done a few of the sort of leaks now, and what marks this one out is the big names that are in there. 35 current or past leaders, 300 senior state officials. if you look at the prime minister of the czech republic, he is standing for election this week. he bought two villas in the south of france, using a complicated offshore structure to buy them, didn't tell parliament, now the people of the czech republic know that and can make their mind up. if you look at the path of those leaks,...

Of properties and the source of funds is personal wealth, which he also uses to fund projects forjordan�*s citizens. the files show a property deal involving a former uk prime minister. this is not about hiding wealth offshore, but tony blair did benefit from a loophole. 0ffshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a tax system that is fair, which is related to ability to pay. on his way to power, tony blair promised tax reform but he and his wife saved money when they bought this place in central london in 2017 — it cost them £6.5 million....

They bought a building secretly owned by the aliyevs for £66 million, giving the notorious family a profit of £33 million. it looks like the crown estate has helped one of the world's most notorious families to launder its cash. what's the reaction? the crown estate said it conducted checks required by uk law" and "did not establish any reason why the transaction should not proceed". but it is now "looking into the matter". anyone else? well, there's the president of cyprus, whosaeown legal firm helped provide fake owners for a rich, russian client. the law firm of president anastasiades cha...

To have it really thrown injordanians' faces that he's just been funnelling money abroad all this time... that would look really bad. the king ofjordan's lawyers said there is nothing improper about his ownership of properties and the source of funds is personal wealth, which he also uses to fund projects forjordan�*s citizens. closer to home, the files show a property deal involving a former uk prime minister. this isn't about hiding wealth offshore, but tony blair did benefit from a loophole. 0ffshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a ta...