SFO probes Labour Party on donations

SFO probes Labour Party on donations
Victoria Young
The Serious Fraud Office has confirmed a fifth investigation into electoral funding, stating today it is looking into donations to the Labour Party.The agency said the probe relates to donations made in 2017.“We consider that making the current announcement is consistent with our past practice in this area of electoral investigations and in the public interest,” SFO director Julie Read said.“In the interests of transparency and consistency, the SFO has announced the commencement of all these investigations,” her sta...

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