Labour have been hanging out with some interesting people recently. At the Labour Asians Society fundraising dinner on Thursday, the convicted fraudster and former businessman Mazhar Hayat Raja turned up to show his support, posing with the host and Labour MP Seema Malhotra on X. Other Labour MPs who attended included Wes Streeting, Ruth Cadbury and Virendra Sharma. To be fair, Labour are trying to cosy up to businessmen…

Amazing houseful fundraising dinner by @SeemaMalhotra1 & #hounslowlabour attended by @wesstreeting @Shansview @RuthCadbury @VirendraSharma @LeonieC @Cllrsamiach @SalmanShaheen @UKLabour @LBofHounslow @labourpress @LabourList @labtowin pic.twitter.com/yusDh6su15

— Labour Asians Society (@Labouras2024) February 2, 2024

Former businessman Raja was convicted in 2008 for a £2.5 million tax scam, pocketing tax and National Insurance and serving a six year sentence in jail. He was set to be released early if he repaid £1.7 million, though chose to do the full time in the clink instead. Perhaps to use the funds to donate to the party?