Peter Hain: how much trouble is he in?

Peter Hain four problems:

1. He’s failed to declare donations on a massive scale, and the law makes him personally legally responsible.

2. He’s still heavily in debt.

3. He’s under regular scrutiny for his links with firms that also supported him financially (e.g. here and here).

4. The staff who worked on his campaign are falling out with a bout of mutual finger pointing – which is often the precursor to more bad news coming out.