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Editor of Insight, The Sunday Times investigations team. Send tips to gabriel.pogrund at sunday-times.co.uk or proton.me. Or Whatsapp @ 020 7782 5959

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  Personal news: I am exceptionally honoured to be appointed editor of Insight, the Sunday Times investigations team. As part of the Sunday Times' commitment to investigative journalism, and storytelling in the written word, audio and video, I am also pleased to welcome two of
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  EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson lobbied for a public role for a young woman who says he abused his power to have a sexual relationship with her The PM was confronted at the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, when she told him she was still “shaken and upset”thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
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  The BBC chairman helped arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800K for Boris Johnson weeks before then PM selected him for the role Johnson was told to end Richard Sharp’s involvement in his financial affairs by Cab Office 1/7
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  EXC: Rishi Sunak will not attend Conservative Party conference. He’ll be in Yorkshire instead. Ally says former chancellor will give Truss all the space she needs to own the moment
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  EXCLUSIVE: Christian Wakeford says Gavin Williamson is the MP who threatened to cancel a new school in his constituency if he voted against govt on free school meals He's categorical: "It was Gavin Williamson" — then education secretary.
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  Did Keir Starmer give land to his parents via a trust, guaranteeing their estate, of which he was beneficiary, would never pay inheritance tax on its eventual value? Legal experts say yes. Curiously No10 will not answer - despite having a list of straightforward questions for
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  British intelligence withdrew assessment that giving peerage to Evgeny Lebedev posed national security risk after Boris Johnson intervened PM ignored warning about son of ex KGB spy and oligarch, said it was "anti-Russianism"
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  EXCLUSIVE: Liz Truss's chief of staff has been interviewed by FBI agents about an alleged criminal plot to bribe a politician and influence a US election Mark Fullbrook quizzed this year after detectives made secret request via Metropolitan Police and NCA
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  Exclusive: A couple whose firm won £2bn in PPE deals — biggest of the pandemic — have off-shored their wealth. They won't disclose profits or tax on their Covid-19 windfall Sarah/Richard Stoute bought £6m mansion, £30m Carribean villa, took firm to Jersey thetimes.co.uk/article/the-pp…
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  Kwasi Kwarteng went to private champagne reception hours after delivering budget where hedge fund managers egged him on to commit to his plans Investors who gained from plummeting £ told him: double down
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  Charlie Elphicke spent four years suing The Sunday Times for revealing a woman accused him of rape He used British libel law to silence her and prolong her pain after being jailed for sex crimes Last week he dropped the case. Today we tell the full story
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  EXCL: Liz Truss chief of staff is being paid his salary via his lobbying firm and is only "seconded" to No10 in arrangement he won't explain Mark Fullbrook says he's not using company for tax benefit days after govt junked IR35 reforms to make this easier
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  The head of MI6 had concerns about Boris Johnson’s friend Evgeny Lebedev almost a decade ago In 2013, Sir John Sawers repeatedly rejected bid by KGB agent’s son to meet at MI6 HQ No10 doesn't deny PM knew about incident
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  EXCLUSIVE: Kate Bingham, chair of Boris Johnson's vaccine taskforce, has charged taxpayers £670,000 for her own team of boutique PR consultants According to leaked docs, eight full-time consultants from London firm Admiral Associates are on the equivalent of £165K salaries 1/