Daniel Bruce
@DanielJBruce
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Chief Executive @TransparencyUK the UK chapter of @anticorruption & home to @TI_Health & @TI_Defence. Magnitsky Awards Committee. Former Europe CEO @Internews
London & Edinburgh
Joined May 2014
Our landmark study is out: @TransparencyUK finds 3 or more #corruption red flags in £15.3bn (32%) of UK #COVID19 contracts: ‘The Covid response was marked by various points of systemic weakness and political choices that allowed cronyism to thrive’
bbc.com
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
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💷 "These reforms are long overdue and present a welcome step towards fixing the UK’s broken system for tackling dirty money." Our full response to the Government’s decision to overhaul the policing of anti-money laundering rules in the private sector ⤵️ https://t.co/oOLz9kgKy2
transparency.org.uk
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We @TransparencyUK are in the final push with our match-funded Big Give campaign to break big money's grip on UK politics. Your support can help us secure lasting reforms. All donations made before 21 October will be DOUBLED. Read more & support here: https://t.co/SvB2Y380My
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📻 "UK politics has a serious problem with big money." @DanielJBruce spoke with @LBC to discuss the potential influence those with deep pockets are able to exert on our elections. Donations to support our work will be doubled until October 21 ⤵️ https://t.co/Sj0LdGobEu
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As it stands, the government has taken a piecemeal approach to standards reform We need to see much more from Labour if it is to take meaningful steps to restore public trust in the political system, writes Transparency International UK's @DanielJBruce
politicshome.com
A few months into ‘phase two’ of Keir Starmer’s government, ministerial resignations and some uncomfortable headlines raise questions about how far the government has met its ambitions on improving...
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We @TransparencyUK are in the final push with our match-funded Big Give campaign to break big money's grip on UK politics. Your support can help us secure lasting reforms. All donations made before 21 October will be DOUBLED. Read more & support here: https://t.co/SvB2Y380My
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We @TransparencyUK are campaigning to end the grip of big money on UK politics. Please consider supporting this timely work as we advocate for a robust Elections Bill in the months ahead. Donations to via the Big Give before 21 October will be doubled. https://t.co/SvB2Y38yC6
donate.biggive.org
In 2023 66% of donations to political parties came from just 19 donors. Increasingly, our politics is funded by a small number of super donors. We seek support to make sure those with the deepest...
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“There appear to be very few levers the government has available to recover anything close to the £122m... The whole case stands as a further indictment of the ‘VIP lane’ & the flawed, wasteful procurement of PPE.” @TransparencyUK @ukaccoalition
https://t.co/3Wwnypnzc4
theguardian.com
The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds
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@AndrewmitchMP @JohnPenroseNews @CatNeilan @DanielJBruce 🗣️@DanielJBruce Overseas territories have missed deadline after deadline to create public company registreries #CPC25 #BrightBlue🗣️@DanielJBruce
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In 2023 66% of donations to UK political parties came from just 19 donors. We @TransparencyUK are seeking to break big money's grip on politics. Please consider supporting this campaign. Thanks to @BigGive all donations will be DOUBLED until 21 October. https://t.co/SvB2Y38yC6
donate.biggive.org
In 2023 66% of donations to political parties came from just 19 donors. Increasingly, our politics is funded by a small number of super donors. We seek support to make sure those with the deepest...
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In 2023 66% of donations to UK political parties came from just 19 donors. We @TransparencyUK are seeking to break big money's grip on politics. Please consider supporting this campaign. Thanks to @BigGive all donations will be DOUBLED until 21 October. https://t.co/SvB2Y38yC6
donate.biggive.org
In 2023 66% of donations to political parties came from just 19 donors. Increasingly, our politics is funded by a small number of super donors. We seek support to make sure those with the deepest...
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📺 "The £122 million of Medpro is the tip of the iceberg. A billion pounds of stock that went through that VIP lane was written off as unfit for use in the NHS." Following yesterday's ruling, @DanielJBruce spoke with @TalkTV on the flaws of the ‘VIP lane’ for COVID contracts.
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⚖️ "The 'VIP-lane' was one of the most egregious aspects of the way the former government went about procuring emergency supplies during the pandemic." Our Chief Executive @DanielJBruce spoke with @bbc5live to discuss today's High Court ruling against PPE Medpro.
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Following the High Court judgment against PPE Medpro, I set out on 5 News why this £122m contract represents the tip of iceberg of the £1billion worth of failed contracts that went through the notorious VIP lane for PPE. https://t.co/PqH0y5rKo0
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“A pandemic was always going to be expensive. But we didn’t need to turn it into the profiteers charter that we did.” 📺 This ITV documentary goes behind the scenes to reveal how government contracts lined the pockets of businesses during the pandemic. Watch on @ITVX now.
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'Probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time' - ITV's rigorous & powerful film 'The Covid Contracts, Follow the Money' is must-watch. https://t.co/XysyrFprBA Pleased to contribute for @TransparencyUK alongside others from @ukaccoalition @RussellScott1 & more
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📺 "The government used emergency procurement measures to just directly award contracts to companies." @DanielJBruce highlighted how billions of pounds of public money was wasted during the pandemic on ITV's The Covid Contracts. Watch now on ITVX ⤵️ https://t.co/ZkH8cNn07G
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🚨 Just 19 donors provided 66% of UK political donations in 2023 - pumping £56.5 million into our politics. We're campaigning to: ✅ Cap donations ✅ Reduce spending limits ✅ Close foreign interference loopholes Every donation DOUBLED for 30 days ⤵️ https://t.co/Sj0LdGoJu2
donate.biggive.org
In 2023 66% of donations to political parties came from just 19 donors. Increasingly, our politics is funded by a small number of super donors. We seek support to make sure those with the deepest...
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📺 "It's probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time." A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review from The Guardian for last night's The Covid Contracts documentary featuring commentary and analysis from our Chief Exec, @DanielJBruce. Now available on ITVX https://t.co/ZkH8cNn07G
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📺 THIS SUNDAY 📺 Our Chief Executive, @DanielJBruce features in a new documentary exposing the chaos behind COVID contracts. It shines a light on how much public money was wasted on PPE and the private companies profiting from the crisis. Watch Sunday, 10.20pm on ITV1 ⤵️
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🚨 Join the UK Anti-Corruption at Party Conferences 2025! 🚨 Throughout the next month, our coalition will be putting on events at the Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative Party conferences 🧵⬇️ We hope to see you there!
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