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Rob Davies

Rob Davies is a reporter for the Guardian, primarily covering business. His first book, Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain, is now available to order

July 2024

  • Portraits of the two of them in business attire

    Yorkshire Water bosses get hefty bonuses after company failed customers

  • Metal cables in the rig area in front of the Samson crane at the Harland and Wolff shipyard

    Harland & Wolff rescue talks intensify as government rules out loan guarantee

  • Fans punch air with fists in delight

    ‘A beacon of hope’: England’s Euros success gives pubs a vital lift

  • Fans watching England v Slovenia at the Green Duck Beer Company in Stourbridge

    England’s pubs prepare to pull 10m extra pints on Euros final day

  • Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin praises economic ‘pedigree’ of Rachel Reeves

  • Pubs furious at Co-op ad urging Euro 2024 fans to ‘stay in’ with a meal deal

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

  • Sajid Javid to become partner at investment firm Centricus

  • Tata cancels early closure of Port Talbot furnaces after Unite calls off strike

  • Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    General election – as it happened: Farage says he is boycotting BBC as more Reform candidates dropped over past comments

  • Sunak talks to two schoolboys

    Revealed: how Sunak dropped smoking ban amid lobbying from tobacco firms

  • Nigel Farage

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Nigel Farage takes part in Question Time election special – as it happened

    The leader of Reform UK was questioned by an audience in Birmingham as election campaigning enters its final days
  • A close-up of Craig Williams

    Have election betting revelations gone from genuine scandal to political circus?

    Though the betting often interests few outside Westminster, leaders must be clear on where opportunity for impropriety really lies
  • Keir Starmer speaking into a microphone while standing next to Rachel Reeves

    Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem

    Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it will proceed with legislation if it comes into office
  • Craig Williams wears a blue rosette with his name on

    Met indicates Tory in betting scandal could be part of criminal investigation

  • Three bar staff serve drinks at BrewDog Waterloo

    BrewDog sacks Asian woman after reaction to EDL members meeting in bar

  • Scotland Yard sign outside Met HQ

    ‘At least’ seven Met officers under investigation over general election bets

  • A sleeve advert on a Reading footballer's shirt warning about gambling from the sponsor Sky Bet

    UK public support ban on gambling ads at sports events, says charity

  • A stack of used betting slips

    Senior Tories call for ban on political bets by MPs after election scandal

    Iain Duncan Smith and Tobias Ellwood make case for new rules as questions raised over £500 wager
  • Rishi Sunak at an election event in north Wales last week.

    UK election betting scandal: all you need to know about the world of political wagers

    The controversy over bets placed on the election date has thrown a light on a little known sector of the gambling industry
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