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26 Oct 2026 lobbying budget Treasury

Finance industry made up one-third of top Treasury officials' external meetings

About a third of all external meetings taken by senior Treasury officials were with financial services companies while none reported so far this year has

22 Oct 2026 FoI FCDO fossil fuels

My year-long fight to get the truth out of the Foreign Office

I like ping pong. But I could have done without a year long match with the Foreign Office. In theory, government departments are meant to

21 Oct 2026 climate fossil fuels Jackdaw

Oil industry lobbyist worked in department which approved Jackdaw gas field

The government has today granted permission for the North Sea’s Jackdaw gas field, expected to produce 35.8 million tonnes of CO2 over its

20 Oct 2026 climate Ed Miliband FCDO fossil fuels

Parliament 'misled' by UK government over diplomats' oil meetings

A leading MP has slammed the government for misleading parliament and failing to disclose controversial meetings between diplomats and oil industry bosses. At the request

19 Oct 2026 climate FCDO fossil fuels

British diplomats help oil giants drill new fields despite UK ban

A year-long investigation by Abolish Westminster caught the UK Foreign Office helping Shell and BP lobby for contracts to drill new oil fields abroad despite such projects being banned in the North Sea