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A classified Cabinet Office dossier, first reported by The Telegraph, found that more than £28bn in British taxpayer funds reached terrorists, hostile states and criminal organizations between 2015 and 2021, covering foreign aid and Covid relief payments.

A classified Cabinet Office dossier, first reported by The Telegraph, found that more than £28bn in British taxpayer funds reached terrorists, hostile states and criminal organizations between 2015 and 2021, covering foreign aid and Covid relief payments.

The report, commissioned by security officials in 2023, was not made public under the previous Conservative government. Sources said officials withheld it to avoid the political fallout of disclosing the scale of misdirected public funds.

The report, commissioned by security officials in 2023, was not made public under the previous Conservative government. Sources said officials withheld it to avoid the political fallout of disclosing the scale of misdirected public funds.

The dossier identified grants awarded to firms linked to the Russian state, Covid loans sent to Islamic State fighters in Syria, and research investment flowing to companies tied to the Chinese military.

The dossier identified grants awarded to firms linked to the Russian state, Covid loans sent to Islamic State fighters in Syria, and research investment flowing to companies tied to the Chinese military.

A large share of the misappropriated funds went to criminal gangs, including human traffickers who fraudulently claimed housing and disability benefits. An Eastern European organised crime network, allegedly backed by a hostile state, also exploited British grant processes.

A large share of the misappropriated funds went to criminal gangs, including human traffickers who fraudulently claimed housing and disability benefits. An Eastern European organised crime network, allegedly backed by a hostile state, also exploited British grant processes.

A separate parliamentary report in December found that £10.9bn was lost to fraud and error during the previous government's Covid response, with the counter-fraud commissioner citing weak accountability and poor data quality as contributing factors.

A separate parliamentary report in December found that £10.9bn was lost to fraud and error during the previous government's Covid response, with the counter-fraud commissioner citing weak accountability and poor data quality as contributing factors.

A Cabinet Office spokesperson said the government had "saved over £7.5bn of taxpayer money in the past year through aggressive fraud prevention and recovery" and that specialist teams had been set up to pursue suspected fraudsters and reclaim pandemic-era loan funds.

A Cabinet Office spokesperson said the government had "saved over £7.5bn of taxpayer money in the past year through aggressive fraud prevention and recovery" and that specialist teams had been set up to pursue suspected fraudsters and reclaim pandemic-era loan funds.

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