Bloomberg Westminster

Follow The Money (with the Electoral Commission)


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Is it time to tighten the rules on political donations - get parties to do anti-money laundering-style due-diligence on gifts, and only let companies give cash from their U.K. turnover?
Louise Edwards, director of regulation at the Electoral Commission tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing, after the concerns about Russian and Chinese influence on our politics, it could be time to bring these measures in. Bloomberg's senior executive editor, David Merritt joins to discuss if they could happen.
Plus Chris Curtis, political research manager at YouGov discusses growing public doubt about easing the lockdown, and the increasing popularity of Chancellor Rishi Sunak among Tory voters. 
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