The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s expert on racism and human rights says in a new report.
Transparency International has welcomed the launch of a criminal investigation by the National Crime Agency into the £8 million worth of funding for Better for the Country Limited and the Leave.EU organisation during the 2016 EU referendum.
Campaigners call on Chair of the Justice Select Committee to open an inquiry into why the Metropolitan Police have delayed their investigation into alleged criminal activity by organisations that campaigned to leave the EU.
The Electoral Reform Society says that voters have the right to know who pays for political advertisements and calls for a pause in online campaigning until the law is changed.
Campaigners and politicians are demanding action to "rein in the wild west of election campaigning", following news that Vote Leave will be fined just £61,000 for breaking the rules during the EU referendum.
Unlock Democracy is calling for an urgent and immediate overhaul of electoral law and extended powers for the Electoral Commission, in light of allegations that Vote Leave has broken electoral law.
The Government’s refusal to reveal Northern Ireland political donations from 2014 is inadequate and fails to bring about necessary transparency to politics in Northern Ireland, says Transparency International UK.
A new report from the US Senate adds to the body of evidence, revealed in Transparency International reports, that the UK democratic process is vulnerable to outside influence, including corrupt regimes abroad.