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French entities of UK-headquartered international mobile virtual network were convicted of fraud in Paris
UK’s main opposition party raises almost £400,000 selling tickets to event
Government has announced it will almost double the limit on political parties to £35mn
Funding comes as party targets rural Conservative seats in next year’s polls
Opposition party received £10.5mn in total while Tories were gifted £10.9mn
Accountants provide a qualified audit opinion after highlighting missing documents
Donors give £12.3mn to Conservative party in first quarter, while Labour receives £5.9mn
Egyptian-born billionaire lived ‘hand to mouth’ after Nasser nationalised his father’s company but now owns a sprawling conglomerate
Critics say Scotland’s ruling party needs to explain what happened to £740,000 raised to fight a second referendum
Party says supporters should back Tory candidates after Douglas Ross advocated doing ‘what is best for the country’
Former chair of eponymous supermarket chain resumes funding the party after its return to the centre ground
New database shows Peter Hearn has donated over £1mn to the opposition party over the past decade
PM accused of allowing businessman to blur lines between private activities and public responsibilities
More concerns that Ben Elliot is blurring line between commercial and political activities
FT reveals three major party donors that have hired company co-founded by Conservative co-chair
Former MP says Ben Elliot did not reveal party donor was client of his concierge service
Conservative party hits back at Labour calls to publish details of exclusive ‘Advisory Board’
Mohamed Amersi disputes claims $4m payment came from company owned by Putin’s then telecoms minister
Conservative party insists government policy is not influenced by ‘Advisory Board’
Conservative ‘Advisory Board’ is part of co-chair Ben Elliot’s mission to modernise governing party’s fundraising efforts
UK governing party has received nearly £18m from donors with property interests in the past two years
Complaints allege that money raised for independence referendum campaign was spent on other things
Mohamed Amersi, a major donor, is involved in a legal fight over a proposal that would extend his influence within the UK’s ruling party
Timing of donation by Peter Cruddas draws fresh accusations of ‘sleaze’ from Labour
FT analysis reveals that 22 peers appointed to upper chamber have donated to UK’s three main political parties
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