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The Latest Breaking News from the Electoral Commission

How far must UK go to fend off threat of foreign interference in its elections?

Closing funding loopholes and re-empowering the watchdog would go some way to tackling an urgent issue

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for Electoral Commission probe into Reform UK overspend claim

Labour’s Anna Turley called on Nigel Farage to explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit while campaigning.

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Police assessing claims Reform UK falsified expenses during Nigel Farage campaign

Both Labour and the Conservatives said Nigel Farage had questions to answer over the allegations, with the Reform leader being urged to ‘come clean’

The Independent UK

Questions over Reform’s donations as electoral watchdog urged to investigate crypto links

Exclusive: Labour and the Lib Dems have called for a probe amid concerns over donations to Reform UK

The Independent UK

Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories

Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers aim to ban cryptocurrency political donations over anonymity risks

Crackdown, which will be blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform party, not likely to be ready for elections bill in new year

The Guardian - UK

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Your Party’s first conference shows little sign of achieving fresh start

Differences between Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn and over admitting Socialist Workers members mean rows look likely to continue

The Guardian - UK

Politicians urge Labour to restore Electoral Commission independence

All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrity

The Guardian - UK

Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data

Hundreds of thousands of Australian voters unknowingly hand their data to political parties each election, in a practice independents want gone.

AAP

Alba at risk of being locked out of Holyrood election amid legal battle

ALBA face the risk of being legally unable to stand candidates at next year’s Holyrood election because of a bitter dispute with a former senior…

The National (Scotland)

'Disturbing': Morgan McSweeney's power over UK exposed in explosive book

“You might not be interested in Morgan McSweeney, but he’s very interested in you.”

The National (Scotland)

Starmer allies hired investigators to look into author of McSweeney book

KEIR Starmer's allies hired private investigators to explore the background of an author whose book led to the resignation of the Prime Minister's…

The National (Scotland)

UK government urged to restore Electoral Commission’s independence to protect democracy

Oversight of watchdog could be abused by a future authoritarian government, report warns

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Morgan McSweeney will not face new donations investigation, says watchdog

Electoral Commission decision will come as relief to PM after Tory claims that his chief of staff’s position was in peril

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff 'hid' £50,000 despite being told by Electoral Commission to declare funding

Morgan McSweeney's think-tank Labour Together received the cash as he was told to declare donations

The Independent UK

Boost for Starmer as top aide Morgan McSweeney avoids investigation over donations

Labour Together, where Morgan McSweeney was director before coming to work for Sir Keir, was fined by the elections watchdog over its handling of £740,000 donations in 2021

The Independent UK

Watchdog rejects Tory call to reopen probe into Labour Together donations

The Conservatives had called for a new probe into the handling of donations during Morgan McSweeney’s time as Labour Together’s director.

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The National (Scotland)

Elections watchdog rules out fresh probe into Morgan McSweeney think tank

THE elections watchdog will not reopen an investigation into secret donations to a group which helped propel Keir Starmer to power – despite…

The Guardian - UK

What is the Labour Together row and are there risks for Keir Starmer?

The Tories are calling for the standards commissioner and the police to investigate the Labour-aligned thinktank

The National (Scotland)

'Nowhere to hide': Keir Starmer's top aide 'ignored donation cover-up warnings'

KEIR Starmer’s embattled chief of staff is facing fresh questions after it emerged he ignored official warnings to declare thousands of pounds of…

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why Starmer’s fixer is back in the headlines

In today’s newsletter: With Labour’s conference looming, Morgan McSweeney’s role in Labour Together donations threatens to engulf the party in another scandal

The Guardian - UK

Labour says Starmer’s 2020 leadership campaign paid McSweeney salary

Party says aide’s campaign work did not need to be declared as a Labour Together donation amid new Tory attacks

Radio France Internationale

Uganda electoral commission clears Museveni and Bobi Wine to run for president

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election in polls scheduled for early next year, potentially extending his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. His rival, Bobi Wine, was also cleared on Wednesday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Labour donations row reignited by leaked email as Tories demand probe into Starmer's right-hand man

The Conservatives released a leaked email from a lawyer to Morgan McSweeney in response to the Electoral Commission investigating the failure to report donations to Labour Together

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