While some Labour candidates’ concern may be trouble finding work, others have the murky background of their former employers to worry about. Noah Law, Labour’s candidate for St Austell & Newquay, seems to be in deep water over his previous stint as an investment analyst at Finnfund from 2018 to 2023. It doesn’t exactly paint him as a man of the people…

The Helsinki-based outfit, which specialises in the forestry industry, has been accused of muddying the waters by contaminating rivers, uprooting indigenous communities, and contributing to severe repression against opponents of industrial mining across Africa and Latin America. Law, who “kept a close eye on … the forestry industry during his years at Finnfund,” might find it hard to weather this storm. Finnfund has also been accused of using Luxembourg-based holding companies to shelter from tax liabilities. One Law for some…