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EU referendum

June 14, 2019

UN expert condemns UK's 'entrenched racial discrimination and inequality'

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.
December 16, 2018

Catholic Church statement on Settlement Scheme for EU citizens

The Catholic Church strongly opposes the decision to charge people for securing the rights they already have.
November 5, 2018

Call for true source of funding for' Leave' campaign to be established

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.
October 19, 2018

Call for inquiry into police delay in investigating Leave campaigners

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.
August 8, 2018

Fake news, gaslighting and the truth that can be known

Three or four years ago, we still had some trust in politicians.
July 28, 2018

Call for Brexit Facebook ads to be made public

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.
July 18, 2018

Electoral rules unfit for purpose, say campaigners

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.
March 28, 2018

For Vote Leave, 'breaking electoral law may have been a price worth paying'

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.
March 11, 2018

Criticism of government refusal to reveal Northern Ireland political donations from 2014

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.
January 14, 2018

US Senate report shows UK democracy vulnerable to outside influence

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.