Four months on from Sir Keir Starmer performing a U-turn to commit to a full national probe, the Home Office confirmed it had still yet to appoint anyone to lead the inquiry. Politics
The elections watchdog last night faced a backlash after it threw out calls for a fresh investigation into claims Keir Starmer's chief of staff 'hid' more than £700,000 in donations. Politics
Electoral Commission says it has found ‘no evidence of any other potential offences’ Politics
The Conservatives had called for a new probe into the handling of donations during Morgan McSweeney’s time as Labour Together’s director. Politics
In a controversial move, the Electoral Commission said it would not reassess why Morgan McSweeney failed to declare the donations to his think tank Labour Together. Politics
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 Events
Records show Morgan McSweeney was told explicitly in November 2017 that donations to his Labour Together think-tank were covered by electoral law and had to be declared. Economics
