The Ghost of Labour Past ; Londoner's Diary
Evening Standard - London › September 30, 2009
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A SURPRISE guest at the big Labour conference dinner last night. Step forward David Abrahams, the property developer and notorious Labour donor who was at the centre of the 2007 "Donorgate" scandal when it was revealed that he had given more than Pounds 650,000 to the Labour party using the names of his associates, Ray Ruddick and Janet Kidd. This by-passed Labour's own law which states that large donations to political parties have to be declared publicly. At the time, Gordon Brown was forced to start an internal inquiry into his party's funding, and prompted the Electoral Commission to call in the police.
Abrahams's presence suggests he is now back in favour. But will he be giving money to the party again? If so the name will appear among the Electoral Commission official figures on party donations unless, that is, he's giving money again through other parties. Perish the thought.See the full content of this document
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