Guido has checked the Electoral Commission website, his campaign lists 21 donations amounting to £196,700 and 3 non-cash donations totaling £19,005, giving a total of £215,705 altogether.
Under the Labour Party’s own rules he must pay 15% of the campaign funds raised into central party funds. Gordon, unlike all the other candidates, has not paid any funds over to the party according to the Electoral Commission. He should have paid £32,355. All the other candidates, including even Peter Hain, made their payments months ago. We know Gordon says he isn’t an accountant, but does he have the minimal competence required of a party leader, to ensure his campaign follows the party’s own rules? No wonder why he allows Wendy Alexander, Harriet Harman and Peter Hain to cling to office despite their breaking the rules, he is no different…
UPDATE : Dizzy has spotted something interesting. Remember Silverfish buying up websites like gordonbrownforbritain.com “speculatively”? Of course they all ended up, despite earlier denials, being used by Brown’s campaign. Did Silverfish get properly paid or did they, as many believe, give it all as a benefit in kind? If the latter, where are the declarations to the Electoral Commission?
