of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents show the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings, but the real owner is abdullah al sharif al hussein, the king ofjordan. call to prayer plays. king abdullah s country is not rich. jordan is getting, overfive years, £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million. it s just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just sort of home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians faces that he has just been sort of funnelling money abroad all this time, that would look really bad. all this time, that that would look really bad.
was involved in one of europe s biggest corruption scandals. andy verity reports. the offshore dealings of presidents, prime ministers and royalty are revealed in almost 12 million files obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists. they reveal the secrets of world leaders, from the king ofjordan to vladimir putin, to tony blair. before he came to power, the then labour leader attacked the offshore system that allowed wealthy people to to gain tax advantages unavailable to most of us. millionaires with the right accountant pay nothing, whilst pensioners pay vat on fuel. offshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a tax system that is fair, which is related to ability to pay. years later, in 2017, tony and cherie blair bought this townhouse in central london for £6.45 million.
0ne one of ourtop one of our top stories is that bbc investigation that has helped discover how a major conservative party donor was involved in one of europe s biggest corruption scandals. leaked documents reveal how mohamed amersi, who s given half a million pounds to the conservatives, worked on a series of controversial deals for a swedish telecoms company. the swedish company was later fined almost a billion dollars for bribery. mr amersi denies any wrongdoing. the bbc worked alongside the international consortium of investigativejournalists and the guardian on the investigation. richard bilton reports. mohamed amersi is wealthy and well connected. here he is talking about the dangers of corruption. corruption is a very, very heinous crime. every stolen dollar robs the poor of an equal opportunity in life.
they were obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents showed the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings, but the real owner is abdullah al hussein, the king ofjordan. king abdullah s country is not rich. jordan is getting over five years £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total he spent £70 million. it s just very, very difficult for the average jordanian to achieve sort of home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians faces that he has just been funnelling money abroad all this time that would look really bad.
party donations, made millions from alleged fraud. a serving metropolitan police officer appears in court, charged with rape. he denies the allegation. moore on one of oui’ moore on one of our top stories. a bbc investigation has discovered how a major conservative party donor was involved in one of europe s biggest corruption scandals. leaked documents reveal how mohamed amersi who s given half a million pounds to the tories worked on a series of controversial deals for a swedish telecoms company. the swedish company was later fined almost a billion dollars for bribery. mr amersi denies any wrongdoing. the bbc worked alongside the international consortium of investigativejournalists and the guardian on the investigation. richard bilton reports. mohamed amersi is wealthy and well connected. here he is talking about the dangers of corruption. corruption is a very, very heinous crime. every stolen dollar robs the poor of an equal opportunity in life.