Geoffrey Cox accused of conflict of interest over Cayman Islands work
MP under scrutiny for lobbying against tougher regulation of British overseas territory after working for firms based thereThe former UK attorney general Sir Geoffrey Cox is facing a conflict of...
View ArticleGeoffrey Cox accrued at least £6m from second job while a parliamentarian
Exclusive: former Tory attorney general also recently skipped 12 Commons votes on days when he was engaged in paid legal workSir Geoffrey Cox has earned at least £6m from his second job since he...
View ArticleRevealed: the luxury BVI villa Geoffrey Cox stayed in while working second job
The exclusive property by the sea, with infinity pool, where the Tory MP stayed to conduct his lucrative side-hustleMost days, there is a cool breeze. The private villa is located above a secluded...
View ArticleBVI premier denies islands are corrupt and praises Geoffrey Cox
Andrew Fahie accuses former governor Gus Jaspert of making untrue claims about islands at UK inquiryThe premier of the British Virgin Islands has praised Sir Geoffrey Cox, after claiming that there is...
View ArticleGeoffrey Cox again found working as lawyer while parliament sits
Labour says MP is ‘taking the mick’ and asks Boris Johnson to press interests of constituentsGeoffrey Cox has again appeared as a lawyer for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) inquiry while parliament is...
View ArticleHMRC to relocate to Newcastle office owned by Tory donors via tax haven
Exclusive: Deal is part of north-east regeneration scheme developed by property tycoons David and Simon ReubenHM Revenue and Customs has struck a deal to relocate tax officials into a new office...
View ArticleAlexei Mordashov, Russia’s richest man, may have avoided freeze on £1bn Tui...
Alexei Mordashov sold most of 34% stake in world’s biggest tourism operator to firm in British Virgin IslandsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov may have avoided...
View ArticleUK minister in BVI for urgent talks on sanctioning Russian oligarchs
Amanda Melling’s visit follows fears UK tax havens may offer loophole for those trying to avoid clampdownA Foreign Office minister has flown to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to hold urgent...
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands premier arrested on cocaine charges in US sting operation
Andrew Fahie is charged with conspiring to import drug into the US and money laundering by the Drug Enforcement AgencyThe premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested in a sting...
View Article‘Head coach wants to play’: the US drug sting that led to BVI premier’s arrest
Andrew Fahie is due in court on drug charges in Miami after arrest following months-long undercover operationIn mid-October, as Sir Gary Hickinbottom’s commission of inquiry into the government of the...
View ArticleUK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces...
In a further twist, the islands’ premier has been arrested in a Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug traffickingBritain is poised to impose a form of direct rule over the British Virgin Islands...
View ArticlePlan for direct UK rule of British Virgin Islands opposed by acting premier
UK dispatches minister after ex-leader charged with drug offences and inquiry finds serious governance issuesThe Foreign Office is risking a political backlash on the British Virgin Islands if it goes...
View ArticleParliament needs a fresh start in a new building | Brief letters
Museum piece MPs | Not so sharp | Just the recipe | Backhanded praise | Adieu to audioThere is only one way that parliament could be reformed and that would be to consign the current building to...
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands premier demands release from US custody in cocaine case
Andrew Fahie was arrested last week in a US Drug Enforcement Administration sting as he was preparing to board a private jetThe premier of the British Virgin Islands has demanded his immediate release...
View ArticleCaribbean states warn against direct rule of British Virgin Islands
Former colonies condemn ‘retrograde’ proposal that UK override local democracy to tackle corruptionSeven Caribbean states have condemned as “retrograde” the potential imposition of direct rule from...
View ArticleBVI premier accused of cocaine trafficking granted bail in Miami
Judge rejects prosecutors’ claim that Andrew Fahie, arrested in DEA drug sting, could flee US if freed from prisonThe premier of the British Virgin Islands, whom US prosecutors described in court as...
View ArticleNo decision yet on British Virgin Islands direct rule, says UK minister after...
Amanda Milling says ‘significant changes' needed to tackle corruption following talks with political and community leadersThe Foreign Office minister Amanda Milling has said a decision on whether to...
View ArticleUK will not impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands, Liz Truss says
UK foreign secretary decided to give territory two years to implement reforms to tackle corruptionDirect rule will not be imposed on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after the UK foreign secretary...
View ArticleTory donors own UK properties via more than 150 offshore firms
People including property developers and peers who have collectively donated £21m named on new registerConservative donors who have collectively given the party more than £21m since 2001 have been...
View ArticleGulf royals own more than £1bn of UK property via tax havens
New government register shows how offshore jurisdictions used for ownership of nearly 200 properties including hotels and country estatesThe royal families of Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the...
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