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The Conservative Party relies on donations mostly from individuals and companies; as well as these sources the Labour Party receives a significant portion of its donations from trade unions. For example, in the third quarter of 2009, eighteen political parties reported donations totalling £9,532,598 (excluding public funds).
[35] Former Labour Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell criticised Starmer for accepting the gifts while "talking about tough decisions and painful policies coming and possibly a new wave of austerity," adding that Labour Party founder Keir Hardie attended Parliament in "an ordinary working man’s suit instead of the usual formal ...
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While the party continued to receive funding from trade unions, the main lift came from individuals and companies, who gave more than £13 million. Labour received highest ever amount of private ...
It comes as new analysis by The Independent shows that Labour increased its donations from wealthy individuals by a significant amount during 2022, while the Tory party has seen a slump in support ...
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The 1997 General Election Labour Party manifesto was entitled "new Labour because Britain deserves better". [citation needed] In the section headed "We will clean up politics", the text pointed to the debasing of democracy through Conservative MPs who had taken cash for asking questions in the House of Commons. A pledge was made to the "reform ...
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