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Daily Mirror
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Politics
Mikey Smith

Tories probed after accepting donation cash from a dead man

The Tories have been probed after accepting donations from a man who had died of asbestos poisoning.

An Electoral Commission investigation found the party had broken the rules by failing to promptly return a £2,000 payment from Worcester philanthropist Cecil Duckworth CBE, who had set up a standing order to support the party.

Mr Duckworth founded both manufacturers Worcester Bosch and Rugby Union team Worcester Warriors.

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