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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Watchdog rejects Tory call to reopen probe into Labour Together donations

The Electoral Commission will not reopen its investigation into undeclared donations to campaign group Labour Together when it was led by the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, the watchdog has said.

The Conservatives had called for a new probe into the handling of donations during Mr McSweeney’s time as Labour Together’s director, claiming leaked emails showed he had attempted to cover up the late reporting of donations as an administrative error.

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