News Tories receive more than twice the funds of Labour, with unions our biggest donors Five big unions made up Labour’s top general election campaign donors, the latest political funding figures reveal. Labour… Emma Bean 24th August, 2017, 3:36 pm
News Labour trails Tories in campaign cash race The electoral fundraising challenge facing Labour was underlined today by the publication of new figures showing the Tories… Peter Edwards 25th May, 2017, 12:23 pm
Comment Jon Ashworth’s letter to May over Tory donor with “clear links to tax havens” Dear Prime Minister, Re: Mr Gerado Lopez Forjaca donation to the Conservative Party It has come to light… Jon Ashworth 29th August, 2016, 9:45 am
News Labour becomes party with largest income after £50m boost last year Labour was the most profitable British political party last year, taking in over £50 million. The party took £51,153,000 in… Sarah Pine 5th August, 2016, 10:00 am
News Momentum will not face watchdog probe over finances The electoral watchdog has concluded there is no need to investigate Momentum’s finances despite a referral by a prominent… Sarah Pine 13th July, 2016, 7:00 am
News Unite donate extra £1 million to Labour’s election war chest Unite the Union have pledged an extra £1 million to Labour’s election campaign today. It is a huge… 27th March, 2015, 4:48 pm
News Labour’s hedge fund donor: Those who “earn a lot should contribute more” Labour have come under fire after it was revealed that one of their major donors is a hedge… 21st March, 2015, 12:20 pm
Comment We must clean up political funding Another day, another political fundraising scandal. Today it is the Lib Dems whose candidate for Brent Central (and… Emma Burnell 12th March, 2015, 8:45 am
News Labour launches partnership with phone network as it seeks to diversify funding As party budgets get squeezed, the need for different sources of funding becomes more acute, and the need… 28th September, 2013, 8:00 am
Comment Get real – the coalition only handed their dodgy donation back because they were caught red handed Did they honestly think they would get away with it? I mean it’s not like they weren’t aware… Mark Ferguson 14th August, 2013, 11:28 am