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SHEIKHY FOUNDATIONS
The takeover of Manchester City by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008 brought the sheikhs into the heart of a Manchester Labour establishment.

SIN CITY
The Manchester City scandal has laid waste to the UAE’s sportswashing project and Sheikh Mansour’s claims to be “advancing the rule of law”.

NOT-SO-EASY JETS
Easyjet, a vocal critic of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), is part of the consortium that owns a chunk of it.

A PLACE IN THE SUN
While Andy Burnham shuns the Sun, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been all over the red-top, and it’s reaping dividends with positive coverage.

CLEGG PULLING
Nick Clegg has hit the jackpot again as he brings his “technology industry leadership” to data centre maker Nscale.

TOWER RECORDS
The Met Police is passing files relating to the Grenfell Tower fire to the Crown Prosecution Service, but this is far from the end of the story.

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Money pits
The astonishing costs of prison repairs

No incentive
How the farm subsidy scheme became a total farce

Catching the Sun
Kemi Badenoch’s media charm offensive

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