Embarrassment for Cameron over invalid donations
Written by Mark Pack on 18th December 2007 – 6:49 pmDavid Cameron’s constituency party has admitted receiving £7,000 in donations that, er…, it wasn’t allowed to receive. The money has now been forfeited.
Posted in Opposition watch
18th December 2007 at 6:51 pm
You couldn’t make it up!
18th December 2007 at 7:06 pm
Is this the curse of the electoral register change again? If you get donations by standing order you need to re-register the donation each year showing the new electoral register number… otherwise the donation is forfait for that year even though the donor is actually on the register. Some LibDem local party somewhere will be caught out this year unless we have an unprecedentedly efficient set of treasurers returns.
18th December 2007 at 8:03 pm
so what were the details, where did the £7000 come from that was illegal
18th December 2007 at 10:56 pm
Can I be the first ‘troll’ to mention Michael Brown? Paid it back yet?
Think you might be interested in THIS story (found on Iain Dale’s site) http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2007/12/14/liberal-democrat-in-party-donation-cover-up-claim-91466-20249816/. Looks like you’re in a spot of bother, too.
I wonder if this gets through comment moderation? (-:
18th December 2007 at 11:40 pm
Why are we not banging our Joint Leadership success?
18th December 2007 at 11:41 pm
I think the whole matter is a set up and we shouldnt get too involved.
19th December 2007 at 12:49 am
embarrassing story about donations announced on the one day gaurenteed to see political covereage of only one main political party - I can’t think why waited until they announced that.