The system is back in question after party donor Javad Marandi loses his fight to stay anonymous.
What access to government ministers - if any - did his financial support for the Tories secure? Are diligence checks for accepting donations strong enough? Would the Tory party be returning Mr Marandi's money?
The minister said all parties needed to be "careful" and "vigilant" about where donations come from but defended the safeguards in place, insisting the government was committed to making sure there was no "dirty money" in the UK.And his donations to the Conservative party have been transparently declared. Between 2014 and 2020, he gave £633,800 according to Electoral Commission records.
But what about the answers to those questions in the Commons? How much access might donors such as Mr Marandi hope to get?Javad Marandi has donated more than £633,800 to the Conservative Party This is a subject the Conservative party is very secretive about. It has never confirmed the existence of any Advisory Board, nor how big a donation would qualify for membership.
A Labour source confirmed the party would not publish a list of who attended one of their fundraising dinners, for instance, at which senior figures might be present. The party also has a "rose network" for donors who give more than £1,000 a year. But Labour doesn't have a hierarchy of donor clubs for individuals that guarantee access.As we head towards the next general election, all parties will be building up their war chests and their sources of cash will be under scrutiny.
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