Powerful MPs’ committee says government lobbying plans should be redrafted or scrapped.
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Maldives’ new PR firm under fire

New regime hires PR firm to put positive gloss on Maldives’ image.
Bell Pottinger targeted campaigner on Wikipedia

Lobbying firm adds criticism into Wikipedia page of campaigner.
PR Uncovered: What Bell Pottinger said

Read the highlights from the undercover meeting with Bell Pottinger executives.
Revealed: The Wikipedia pages changed by Bell Pottinger

Bell Pottinger admits changing its clients’ profiles on Wikipedia.
‘Uzbeks’ told reform need not be fast

How Bell Pottinger lobbyists put a positive spin on child labour.
PR firm ‘attacked’ critics of Rwandan government

PR firm with links to Lib Dems explained how it worked for Rwandan government.
We can get to Vince Cable claims Bell Pottinger

Senior executives from PR firm claim an extensive network of contacts within Parliament.
PR Uncovered: Bell Pottinger’s ‘extensive connections’ in Parliament

Leading PR firm claims to have links into many top ministers.
PR Uncovered: Lifting the travel ban on a dictator

Former British diplomat helped convince EU Belarus had reformed
We wrote Sri Lanka President’s civil war speech, say lobbyists

Bell Pottinger claims to have penned a key note speech to the UN for the Sri Lankan President.
PR uncovered: Top lobbyists boast of how they influence the PM

Top executives at Bell Pottinger secretly recorded boasting of their access to the heart of Government.
PR company proposed campaign against Sting

Star had withdrawn from performance in Kazakhstan to support striking oil workers.
PR Uncovered: Bell Pottinger’s links to government

A revolving door between Bell Pottinger and the Tory party gives PR firm strong links to power.
The firm ‘trusted by world leaders’

Presentation lists Prince Charles, Belarusian president and Sultan of Brunei.
Bell Pottinger acted for controversial Yemen organisation

Lord Bell’s London PR firm worked for Yemen organisation for more than two months.
Analysis
Analysis: Cameron’s light of transparency on lobbying is too dim
Consultation document on lobbying register falls a long way short of PM's promise.
Analysis: Lobbying must be done in the open
Representation must be done in the open says the Independent's Whitehall editor.
How the Bureau investigated Bell Pottinger
The Bureau team posed as representatives of the Uzbek cotton industry.
Analysis: Why did TV firm doubling as PR agent for Malaysia set up in London?
More concerns raised about lack of regulation and disclosure of lobbying industry in Britain.
Lobbying Latest
PCC rejects Bell Pottinger’s complaint against Bureau investigation
Bureau vindicated in its use of undercover filming to expose the 'dark arts' of lobbying.
Chime profits fall in wake of Bureau sting
Lord Bell's PR company suffers a surprise slide in revenues.
PRCA clears Bell Pottinger of exaggeration and improper influence
The PR watchdog exonerates Bell Pottinger without fully examining the evidence.
Did Lord Bell mislead Newsnight viewers over Bureau reporter claims?
Was Lord Bell right to say Bureau reporter asked him to exaggerate? You decide.
Lobbyist group calls for statutory register following Bureau revelations
Public Relations Consultants Association calls for statutory register 'without delay'.
Lord Bell questions money claims by Bell Pottinger executive
Chairman of Bell Pottinger was wrong, says Lord Bell.
Lord Bell orders internal investigation
Head of PR firm admits staff are 'searching their souls to decide whether they did something wrong'.
Lobbying in Video
In Video: The Bell Pottinger executives filmed
Undercover filming reveals Bell Pottinger's 'dark arts'.
In Video: BTP Advisers exposed
Senior executives from PR firm, BTP Advisers pitched to undercover Bureau journalists.
































Press coverage of the Bureau’s Bell Pottinger investigation
Global coverage for the Bureau's investigation into Bell Pottinger.