THERE are calls for an investigation to be held into the source of a £50,000 donation accepted by the Conservative Party from a firm with links…
Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman are currently under investigation by the National Crime Agency in connection with the awarding of government PPE contracts worth more than £200 million to Barrowman’s company PPE Medpro.
Election law speculates that donations must come from companies on the UK electoral roll which carry out their business in the UK. “There are grounds to investigate whether this was really the money of Mr Barrowman or one of his offshore companies. “Fundraising is a legitimate part of the democratic process. The alternative is taxpayer-funding of political campaigning, which would mean less money for frontline services like schools and hospitals.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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