Will Labour be better at tackling dirty money than the Tories?
Two challenges stand out. Both could be dealt with quickly
IN 2015 DAVID Cameron called time on those who saw London as “a place to stash your dodgy cash”. A year later the then prime minister hosted an international anti-corruption summit, at which he could tout Britain’s new public register of company owners, the first in a G20 country. This was a “high watermark” in Britain’s efforts to fight dirty money, reckons Robert Barrington, a corruption expert at Sussex University.
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Britain September 14th 2024
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