Revealed: Ex-Vote Leave lobbyist tries a rebrand - evading new transparency rules

Thomas Borwick's ‘political consultancy’ College Green Group has rebadged its APPGs in what an MP says is an ‘explicit’ attempt to avoid transparency regulations

Westminster can feel almost purpose-built for lobbyists. Easy access. Lots of quiet corners to ‘bump’ into ministers.

One thing lobbyists particularly love about Westminster are its All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).

There’s more APPGs than there are MPs, funded by everyone from arms manufacturers and big tech to despotic regimes offering jollies to …