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Big clean-up: Labour gets tough on dirty money

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June 15, 2025

Over the years, the UK has put in place some of the world's toughest anti-corruption and laundering laws, while simultaneously doing very little to enforce them. As a result, London has gained a reputation as a haven for dirty money.

- By Matthew Bishop

Is last week's record freezing order on more than 300 UK properties worth at least £170m and owned by an ally of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, a sign the tide is turning at last?

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यह कहानी The Observer के June 15, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।

हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।

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