Thinktank faces double investigation after 'cash for access' claims

Cases opened over concerns about Institute of Economic Affairs’ political independence

The Institute of Economic Affairs is facing two official investigations after it emerged that the thinktank offered potential US donors access to UK government ministers as it raised cash for research to promote free-trade deals demanded by hardline Brexiters.

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