Donations to political parties, candidates and politicians are regulated in the UK, but the rules are not always followed as you can find out from my posts on the subject.
Arron Banks, already facing multiple official investigations into his financing of the pro-Brexit cause in Britain, has lost his appeal against HMRC. As a result, he is going to have to pay up £162,945 in taxes. … Read the full post »
During the 2016 European referendum, the DUP received £435,000 in a secret donation which was then spent on Brexit campaigning across the UK. The Conservatives have now ditched plans to make this donation public, ignoring the advice of the official regulator. … Read the full post »
After a shareholder revolt, the chairman of a City firm which made £25,000 worth of donations to Conservative candidates has agreed to reimburse the firm for the money given. … Read the full post »
The government has announced that donations in Northern Ireland will be subject to the same transparency rules as in the rest of the UK. … Read the full post »
Journalist Lee Fang has identified a £50,000 donation to the Conservative Party made by a company controlled by the Lebanese billionaire Fouad Makhzoumi who was at the centre of a political scandal involving the Russians ahead of the French Presidential election. … Read the full post »
Aside from showing how well the Liberal Democrat fundraising operation is going compared to Labour’s, these figures also illustrate… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #91 came out last week, including the results of my latest survey of party members which asked about cross-party cooperation and electoral pacts. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Democrats have received a £1m gift from one of Britain’s richest men, Greg Nasmyth. … Read the full post »
A stark illustration of the slide in Ukip’s fortunes: in the third quarter of 2016 Ukip raised less than half what even the BNP managed in declarable donations to the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
The Conservative party’s biggest donor, the telecoms giant Lycamobile, has been raided by French police on suspicion of money laundering and tax fraud. … Read the full post »