Operator says contract with Lexington was within current rules that restrict public bodies lobbying
Party says tickets will cost £5,000 excluding VAT
Ruling on advisory firm likely to renew criticism of disclosure exemption for foreign subsidiaries
FT found that three people did not have their roles disclosed in register of interests
Ability of Jim Murphy’s consultancy to forge close ties with governing party raises questions over UK disclosure rules
Ex-aides able to log in to their old accounts months after leaving for lobbying firms
Recent US reforms have successfully exposed how hardline regimes spend billions to maximise their influence
Speeches and broadcast work would be allowed on ‘case by case basis’ with a carve-out for professional qualifications
Defendants in suit over multibillion-dollar estate allege ‘industrial-scale forgery’ and ‘apparent criminality’
Public affairs advisers say there is glut of Tory staffers seeking to bail out of government
Kevin Ellis expects other big business leaders to back lobby group after alternative voice fails to materialise
Move by party leader Sir Keir Starmer comes despite his vow to clean up British politics
Analysis finds 34 MPs out of 650 have quit or been disciplined over claims of bad behaviour
Rain Newton-Smith says business lobby group’s finances are stable after redundancy round and cash crunch
Non-partisan campaign to prioritise community’s concerns on China targets marginals ahead of election
Move aims to insulate Change the Race Ratio from lobby group’s struggle for survival
Registrar says ministers’ transparency proposals fail to address significant gaps in disclosure regime
Exile from ‘B5’ ministerial contact body complicates organisation’s attempts to recover from misconduct scandal
Crisis-hit business group must convince ministers to re-engage, while halting a slide in its membership
Business lobby group fails to secure Sunak pledge for immediate re-engagement
BP and Heathrow among those to enlist in venture to provide new voice for UK’s most prominent companies
Parliamentary standards committee says Andrew Bridgen showed a ‘cavalier attitude’ over outside paid work
Standards need to be revamped to restore trust in Britain’s parliament
UK PM earned more than £4m from outside interests in last 14 years while London mayor and in parliament
