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Millionaire Brexit-backing businessman Arron Banks has lost his Court of Appeal fight over a six-figure inheritance tax bill on his donations to Ukip.
HMRC says millionaire owes money for inheritance tax liability on Ukip donations.
Tories accepted £200,000 from Russians days after refusing to publish interference report
21/11/2019
The Conservative Party accepted £200,000 from the wife of a former Russian finance minister under president Putin, just days after refusing to publish a report into Russian interference in UK elections.
Cyprus government documents seen by Reuters show that Conservative Party donors have sought citizenship of the island, an EU member state, since Britain voted to leave the bloc in 2016.
The Brits who won't Brexit
19/12/2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a thumping election victory last week on a campaign to “get Brexit done,” but not before some wealthy donors to his Conservative Party quietly took steps to stay inside the European Union.
Businessman who has given party more than £1.3m denies he is agent for Kremlin.
Report on Russian election meddling which was blocked by ministers 'names nine top Tory donors'
11/11/2019
The Conservatives have denied deliberately blocking the release of the report by the intelligence and security committee.
A row has broken out over the publication of an intelligence report into Russian covert actions in the UK, with critics saying Downing Street is stalling on its release until after the election.
A new investigation reveals that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has received a surge in cash from Russian donors over the past year, news that comes as his government continues to block publication of a report into Russian influence over recent elections.
As Johnson accused of ‘cover-up’ over Kremlin interference, major new Russian donations to Conservatives revealed – despite previous Tory pledge to distance themselves from Russian money.
BREXIT PARTY PAYPAL INVESTIGATION Rampant Impermissible Donations Revealed by Watchdog's Visit Tip of the Iceberg?
03/09/2019
Byline Times‘ exclusive report on the loopholes in the Brexit Party’s PayPal funding system led to a visit from the elections watchdog, which subsequently revealed impermissible donations – but questions remain.
The Electoral Commission recommended the party make changes to their website to prevent overseas donors funding the party. / Nigel Farage's Brexit Party has been told to check all £2.5 million donated to it to ensure it hasn't accepted cash from foreign donors.
'High Risk' That Brexit Party Receives Illegal Foreign Donations, Electoral Commission Warns
12/06/2019
Nigel Farage warned by watchdog his party could face penalties unless it overhauls its PayPal fundraising system.
Electoral Commission says Nigel Farage’s latest project must overhaul fundraising. / Nigel Farage’s fledgling political party is at high risk of receiving and accepting illegal donations, a watchdog has concluded.
Nigel Farage could be banned from the European parliament for his failure to declare almost half a million pounds in gifts from Brexiteer donor Arron Banks.
European parliament summons Brexit party leader over failure to declare expenses. / Nigel Farage has been given 24 hours by the European parliament to explain in person his failure to declare lavish expenses funded by Arron Banks, an insurance tycoon under investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency.
Donations to the Conservative Party have plummeted amid anger at Theresa May's leadership and the government's handling of Brexit, new figures have revealed.
Farage's fundraising for Brexit Party allows foreign donors to 'break rules', warns elections watchdog
22/05/2019
‘It increases the potential for individuals or organisations to evade the permissibility rules, which primarily seek to prevent significant sums entering UK politics from overseas’. / Nigel Farage’s use of PayPal to raise huge numbers of small donations for his Brexit Party allows foreign donors to “evade the rules”, a watchdog has warned.
Nigel Farage received £450,000 from the founder of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU in the year after the Brexit referendum. / Items paid for by Arron Banks included Mr Farage's London home, his car and trips to the US to meet Donald Trump.
Move follows revelations MEP failed to declare lavish funding from year of Brexit referendum. / The European parliament is to investigate Nigel Farage for failing to declare lavish expenses funded by Arron Banks. The European parliament president, Antonio Tajani, “today refers the Farage issue to an advisory committee”, a source told the Guardian.
The Electoral Commission has said it will attend the offices of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party to “review its systems” after Gordon Brown urged them to investigate concerns over the legality of the party’s funding.
Electoral Commission launches review into Brexit Party donations and will visit headquarters
20/05/2019
The Electoral Commission has announced it will visit the Brexit Party’s headquarters on Tuesday to review the systems used by Nigel Farage’s party to receive donations.