Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Conservative Party has accepted £280,000 from Russia-linked donors in the year since the publication of the Russia Report, new analysis has found. But the report - at least in its redacted form - did not name the donors or the parties benefiting from the cash. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of the donors, all of whom are now British citizens and are legally entitled to donate to UK political parties. “Since then, he has never returned to Russia, nor worked for or partnered with any Russian-linked business.”A Conservative Party spokesperson said: “The Conservative Party does not accept foreign donations – as they are illegal. “There are people in this country of Russian origin who are British citizens and have the democratic right to donate to a political party.

Source: Daily Mirror July 25, 2021 06:00 UTC