Evening Standard denies taking cash from Uber and Google for ‘favourable’ news coverage

The Evening Standard (ES) has explicitly denied allegations that it has accepted millions of pounds from brands like Uber in return for “favourable news coverage” styled as editorial. 
The London title, edited by former chancellor George Osborne, is facing claims it has sold "unbranded news stories" to paying commercial partners, set to appear in the paper as early as June. 
Open Democracy first reported on the matter, alleging Google and