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David Conn

David Conn  is the Guardian's investigations correspondent. His latest book is The Fall of the House of Fifa. Twitter @david_conn

October 2024

  • A composite image of a photograph of Lucy Letby, court artist drawings and a neonatal unit staff rota

    Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions

    Exclusive: Letby’s barrister says application challenging verdicts is being prepared using expert medical evidence

September 2024

  • Lady Justice Thirlwall

    Lucy Letby: doctor criticises judge’s opening remarks at inquiry

    Dr Michael Hall writes to inquiry saying he does not believe nurse received fair trial
  • The memorial at Anfield, home of Liverpool FC, to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989.

    Review of Hillsborough families’ treatment calls for postmortem processes reform

    Overhaul in communications by authorities recommended after harrowing accounts given by bereaved
  • A composite of Lucy Letby, the Countess of Chester hospital and Lady Justice Thirwall

    A superbug, doctor shortages and a neonatal unit ‘out of its depth’: failures at Lucy Letby hospital revealed

    As the Thirwall hearings approach, the Guardian has discovered concerns were repeatedly raised about alarming shortcomings at Countess of Chester

June 2024

  • Charles Huang on his private plane

    Boss of US firm given £4bn in UK Covid contracts accused of squandering millions on jets and properties

    Exclusive: Rishi Sunak’s team helped fast-track deal with firm founded by Charles Huang, who says contracts generated $2bn profit
  • Miners running from mounted police at Orgreave

    Campaigners rally on Battle of Orgreave anniversary as Labour promises inquiry

    Sheffield demonstration comes 40 years after notorious police action against striking miners
  • The National Crime Agency logo

    Man, 46, arrested in connection with criminal investigation into PPE Medpro

    Suspect understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences including conspiracy to commit fraud
  • hillsborough interactive trail pic

    Hillsborough disaster: the 97 people whose lives were cut short

    On the anniversary of the 1989 disaster we remember those who died, through their families’ personal statements about them, as reported by David Conn
  • Liverpool fans hold up signs paying tribute to the 97 victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

    Hillsborough disaster timeline: decades seeking justice and change

    The families of those killed at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final had a long fight for the truth
  • A candlelit vigil outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool, the day after an inquest delivered the verdict of unlawful killing

    Hillsborough, 35 years on: the pain of injustice remains raw as ever

    Despite vindication over police and media lies that followed the disaster, families and survivors lament lack of accountability

March 2024

  • David Meller and Michael Gove

    Michael Gove guilty of standards breach for not registering VIP football tickets

    Watchdog issues ruling after minister failed to register outing with Tory donor who was awarded PPE contracts worth £164m
  • Graphic of mask made out of $100 bills

    Australian government knew obscure retailer had no PPE experience before paying $100m for unusable Covid masks

    Exclusive: Internal documents show health department was aware of company’s lack of experience importing PPE
  • Michael Gove and David Meller at directors box

    Michael Gove failed to declare hospitality at three football matches

    Latest revelations in register of MPs’ interests follow Guardian report on match minister attended with owner of firm awarded PPE contracts

February 2024

  • Michael Gove

    Michael Gove failed to register hospitality with donor whose firm he referred for PPE contracts

  • Michelle Mone

    Leak reveals Michelle Mone told government she would not benefit financially from PPE firm

January 2024

  • Michelle Mone in the House of Lords

    Today in Focus
    Michelle Mone and the PPE Medpro investigation

    After the peer admitted to lying about her involvement in lucrative government PPE deals during the Covid crisis, the fate of her high-profile lingerie company raises further questions. David Conn reports
  • Michelle Mone and David Cameron

    Cameron broke convention when he made Michelle Mone a peer, says Tory MP

    David Mundell says Scotland Office was not consulted about Mone’s 2015 appointment
  • Composite photograph shaded in black, white and blue of Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman standing in the centre, with faded images of David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith on either side

    Michelle Mone: leading entrepreneur or lucky baroness?

    The woman at the heart of the PPE scandal is widely hailed as a successful businessperson. But the fate of her high-profile lingerie company raises questions

December 2023

  • Cost of the Crown | Series image

    Today in Focus
    Revisited: Cost of the crown part 3 – the hidden history of the monarchy and slavery

  • Michelle Mone and Mark Williams-Thomas composite

    Revealed: journalist behind Michelle Mone film also worked as private investigator on her behalf

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