Pms Fundraiser Knew of Secret Gifts for Weeks ; He Wrote Wrote Letter to Thank Abrahams
Evening Standard - London › November 28, 2007
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GORDON BROWNS chief fundraiser was facing calls to quit today after he admitted to having known about the donations scandal for weeks.
Jon Mendelsohn was told in September that donor David Abrahamswas giving cash to the party through a series of frontmen.-But instead of informingthe police, he wrote a flattering letter to the millionairepropertydeveloper, praising his role as one of Labours strongest supportersand seeking a meeting,signing off: Warmest regards,Jon.See the full content of this document
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Pms Fundraiser Knew of Secret Gifts for Weeks ; He Wrote Wrote Letter to Thank Abrahams
Labour desperatelydefendedM r-Mendelsohn, who issued a statement claiminghehad wanted simply to tell the tycoon face-to-face that he was banning third-party donationst o-Labour in future.
But his version of events was derided by crit...See the full content of this document
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