The Guardian reported last night that “caps on political donations are being considered by ministers as part of sweeping reforms.” Funnily timed after reports concerning Elon Musk and Reform…
The paper claims “officials have sought more detail on” proposals to be set out by left-wing think tank IPPR to limit “individual and corporate donations to political parties to £100,000 a year.” IPPR personnel are firmly ensconced in No 10…
MHCLG told the Guardian that Labour is “working to strengthen the rules around donations to political parties to ensure we maintain trust in our electoral system. We will set out more details on this in due course.” Downing Street, on the other hand, stressed at the Lobby briefing this morning that there are “no plans to impose donation limits on political parties.” A £100,000 cap would wipe out £5 million in donations which Labour got in the first half of 2024 alone…
Privately Labour officials are worried about Musk handing a cool $100 million to Reform. One tells Guido the insurgent party would be “sorted for years.” Starmer might be tempted to reverse his position as the next election get closer…
Asked by Lobby hacks about his past comments on Trump (“any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”) Burnham was blithe:
“Politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in.”
Were it so easy…