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Election watchdog facing backlash for refusing probe into Starmer aide
In a controversial move, the Electoral Commission said it would not reassess why Morgan McSweeney failed to declare the donations to his think tank Labour Together.
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telegraph.co.uk
Investigate Starmer over McSweeney donations, Tories tell watchdog
PM accused of failing to declare ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds on polling’ during leadership campaign
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dailymail.co.uk
Leaked email shows advice to 'hide' donations as a 'mistake'
The crisis engulfing Morgan McSweeney deepened after the email shed new light on a episode in which his think-tank was fined for breaches of electoral law involving donations.
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theguardian.com
Tories demand inquiry into claims Labour’s McSweeney misled elections watchdog
Starmer’s chief of staff used ‘false excuse’ for failing to declare donations to his former thinktank, Conservatives claim
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thetimes.com
Labour lawyer advised £700k of donations be called ‘admin error’
From 2017-20, hundreds of thousands of pounds of donations went undeclared by Morgan McSweeney’s think tank Labour Together
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Minister insists No10 chief WON'T quit over 'hidden' £700k donations
The crisis engulfing Morgan McSweeney deepened after an email surfaced relating to an episode in which his think-tank was fined in 2021 for breaches of electoral law.
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independent.co.uk
Labour defends Starmer’s under-fire chief of staff over £700k donations row
The Tories published a legal letter on Morgan McSweeney’s handling of donations to his Starmerite think tank, Labour Together
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Keir Starmer’s relationship with his chief of staff faces biggest test yet
Morgan McSweeney under spotlight over late declarations of donations to thinktank when he was its director
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Labour says Starmer’s 2020 leadership campaign paid McSweeney salary
Party says aide’s campaign work did not need to be declared as a Labour Together donation amid new Tory attacks
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Tories refer Starmer to standards commissioner over campaign donations
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake has asked for an investigation into the role of Keir Starmer’s now chief of staff in running his leadership campaign amid allegations of undeclared…
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Keir Starmer's top aide WAS told donations had to be declared
Records show Morgan McSweeney was told explicitly in November 2017 that donations to his Labour Together think-tank were covered by electoral law and had to be declared.
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Election watchdog facing backlash for refusing probe into Starmer aide
In a controversial move, the Electoral Commission said it would not reassess why Morgan McSweeney failed to declare the donations to his think tank Labour Together.
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Morgan McSweeney will not face new donations investigation, says watchdog
Electoral Commission decision will come as relief to PM after Tory claims that his chief of staff’s position was in peril
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Publish Starmer aide probe in full, Tories tell watchdog
In 2021, the Electoral Commission fined the think-tank run by Morgan McSweeney after identifying more than 20 breaches of election law relating to undeclared donations.