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Steph Brawn

Andy Burnham slammed for 'breaking promise' to campaigner on donations cap

Andy Burnham has gone back on his support for a donations cap of £500k (Image: Jack Taylor/PA Wire)

ANDY Burnham has been slated for U-turning on a promise he made to a campaigner to cap political donations.

After records showed the Prime Minister received donations worth more than £325,000 in the three months before he entered No 10, he has opted not to back amendments to the elections bill which would cap the amount a person or an organisation can give in a single donation, according to government sources.

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