Now even former Tory Treasurer says Cameron must return funds from thief Nadir

On Wednesday we asked if the Tories would return the funds that they received from Polly Peck thief Asil Nadir, which in the past they have committed to returning. The answer, as Political Scrapbook noted yesterday, is no.

However the pressure is building on Cameron to pay the money back, with former Tory Treasurer Lord McAlpine – who was in charge of Tory funds when Nadir made his donations – saying the money should be returned. McAlpine told the Daily Mail:

“It is tainted money and it shames the Conservatives if they hang on to it. They have a moral duty to give it back…There is a moral imperative for the money to be returned. The money was not Asil Nadir’s to give although we thought it was at the time. Therefore the Tory Party has a duty to return it. It will speak volumes about the character of the modern Tory Party if they don’t do the right thing. I trust that David Cameron is an honourable man.”

Are you an honourable man Dave? Prove it. Give the money back…