'I Cannot Help', Podcast Finale Out Now

Catch the last episode of 'Sergei & The Westminster Spy Ring', where Carole, Peter and Sergei reflect on the story they’ve fought to uncover for so long.

'I Cannot Help', Podcast Finale Out Now
Artwork: Rosie Maddison

As this tale of spies and influence at the heart of Westminster draws to a close, Carole, Peter and Sergei reflect on the story they’ve fought to uncover for so long. Meanwhile, The Guardian’s international correspondent Luke Harding shares his analysis of what Russian diplomats were up to in London. From the world of shadows, the former head of Estonian intelligence service, Rainer Saks, offers his perspective about the highly sociable “diplomat” Sergey Nalobin, and the whole Russian secret operation to interfere in the British democratic process.

And we talk about what we can do to learn the whole truth. The highly important “impact case” at the ECHR brought by The Citizens and MPs to force a proper enquiry into the Russian interference in British politics. Our legal team shares their views about the urgency for this action. 

Plus Carole and Peter have one more call to make…

Head over to Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts to catch the final episode of Sergei & The Westminster Spy Ring, 'I Cannot Help'!

The protagonist of our chart-topping podcast 'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' continues his fight, now looking into European sustainable funds that invested in the Putin regime in the run-up to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

His self-funded research has already uncovered about 400 such funds, from providers including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Amundi.

He now needs our support to dig out due diligence on each of their Russian holdings: the corruption history of each of the companies in which these asset managers invested and how these companies now fit in the Russian war machine. Support him here.

Podcast Credits:

Presented by Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes
Written by Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes with Ruth Abrahams
Produced and sound design by Ruth Abrahams
Original music by Phil Channell
Studio production by Sean Byrne-Roberts
Location production by Sheridan Flynn and Manasa Narayanan
Mixed by Nigel Appleton
Artwork by Rosie Maddison

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Many thanks to Clara Maguire, Sabrina Provenzani, Ben Wyskida, Stephen Colegrave, Hardeep Matharu, Tamsin Allen, Georgia Catt, Luke Harding, Tom Espiner and Joanne O'Connor, for their contributions to the podcast.

And a big thanks to our supporters. This podcast has been for the people, funded by the people. We could not have done it without you.
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