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Keir Starmer announces temporary ban on crypto donations in blow to Nigel Farage
It comes after MPs were told to ban crypto donations and to cap expat donations to prevent foreign interference in British politics.
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Labour Party declares more donations than all other parties combined during general election campaign
The Labour Party’s biggest donor and the biggest donor of the campaign during this year’s general election was Lord Sainsbury, the former chairman of the Sainsbury’s supermarket chain.
Sainsbury lords have now become the biggest donors to Tories and Labour
The Tories have more resources at their disposal, and Electoral Commission records show that they have raised five times more than Labour this summer.
Tory linked donor also gave money to Germany’s far-right AfD party
Henning Conle was the ultimate source of a donation of €132,000 to the anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)
UK elections remain at risk of interference after government opposes checks on political donations
An amendment to the National Security Bill would have obliged political parties to carry out due diligence on the true source of donations from companies and individuals.
Why we must reduce the reliance of political parties on a small group of wealthy donors
We need to change the regulation of Party Finance, says Lib Dem Peer Lord Rennard.