MATT KENNARD
Revealed: The City of London’s secret foreign policy shielded from democratic oversight
by MATT KENNARD | 5 October 2021
“Nothing to hide here”: Inside the world’s largest arms fair in the heart of London
by MATT KENNARD | 17 September 2021
TAGGED: Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Britain supported Pakistan as it helped the Taliban kill UK troops
by MATT KENNARD | 9 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Pakistan, terrorism, United States
Revealed: UK military unit in Colombia ‘assisted’ police force that killed 63 protesters
by MATT KENNARD | 22 July 2021
TAGGED: Colombia
Government approves ex-minister for oil company role after he lobbied two prime ministers for its CEO
by MATT KENNARD | 13 July 2021
TAGGED: Libya
Sir Alan Duncan, an oil salesman turned British foreign minister, has been approved by the UK government to take up a role at Vitol, the world’s largest petroleum trader. Declassified reveals the potential conflict of interests at the heart of the appointment.
Revealed: Secretive British anti-crime agency spent millions training Colombia’s repressive police
by MATT KENNARD | 11 June 2021
TAGGED: Colombia, Police
As protests in Colombia are met with deadly violence, Declassified reveals the UK’s National Crime Agency trained the Colombian police in a multimillion-pound five-year programme that is shrouded in secrecy.
Former British minister: ‘The Israelis think they control the Foreign Office. And they do!’
by MATT KENNARD | 4 June 2021
TAGGED: Israel
The recently published diaries of former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan provide an unprecedented window into the influence the Israeli government and affiliated pro-Israel lobby groups have over the UK Foreign Office.
Revealed: MI5 and MI6 are flouting environmental legislation
by MATT KENNARD | 1 June 2021
TAGGED: MI5, MI6
The new head of MI6 says his agency will monitor other countries’ climate commitments, but the UK’s intelligence agencies are refusing to provide any information on their own environmental footprint.
Revealed: Third of cabinet, including Boris Johnson, has been funded by Israel or pro-Israel lobby groups
by MATT KENNARD | 22 May 2021
TAGGED: Israel
While the UK government has been backing Israel’s intense bombing campaign in Gaza, Declassified can reveal that a third of cabinet ministers and the foreign minister responsible for the Middle East, have been courted by the Israeli government or pro-Israel lobby groups.