More trouble for George Osborne

Conservative Shadow Chancellor George Osborne is coming under further fire in the Oleg Deripaska affair. It turns out that he failed to declare the free family holiday he was on at the time he met the controversial Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Oops.

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3 Comments

  • Richard
    Posted 21st October 2008 at 7:58 pm | Permalink

    Worryingly, it seems there was a proposal to channel the money through LDV (Lib Dem Voice?):

    “The idea was mooted that Mr Deripaska could make the donation through a UK company he controls, LDV”

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/

    ;-)

  • Posted 21st October 2008 at 8:16 pm | Permalink

    I’m not sure it would end up with the Conservative party if one of the steps along the way included the bank account I control :)

  • Clegg's Candid Friend
    Posted 21st October 2008 at 8:56 pm | Permalink

    “The idea was mooted that Mr Deripaska could make the donation through a UK company he controls, LDV”

    That explains a lot!

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