Brexit party's funding must be investigated, says Gordon Brown http://bit.ly/2LR8WZB Heather Stewart, Carole Cadwalladr and Frances Perraudin Former PM is concerned ‘dirty money’ from foreign donors could reach Nigel Farage’s party The Electoral Commission is under mounting pressure to launch an investigation into the funding of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party because of concerns that its donation structure could allow foreign interference in British democracy. Before Thursday’s crucial European elections, Gordon Brown has written to the Electoral Commission calling on it to urgently examine whether the party has sufficient safeguards on its website to prevent the contribution of “dirty money”. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J May 20, 2019 at 01:01AM

Former PM is concerned ‘dirty money’ from foreign donors could reach Nigel Farage’s party

The Electoral Commission is under mounting pressure to launch an investigation into the funding of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party because of concerns that its donation structure could allow foreign interference in British democracy.

Before Thursday’s crucial European elections, Gordon Brown has written to the Electoral Commission calling on it to urgently examine whether the party has sufficient safeguards on its website to prevent the contribution of “dirty money”.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2LR8WZB