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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency

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Rushanara Ali helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department. Photograph: Claire Doherty/Alamy

A former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senior MPs calling for a ban on political donations in cryptocurrency as concerns grow over foreign interference in British elections.

Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department, called for the government to strengthen the legislation with an outright ban on donations in digital currencies.

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