> Alli, a television executive who was given a peerage by Tony Blair in 1998, is a crucial figure in the Labour party, having personally donated £500,000 since 2020 and helped corral others to give much more as head of fundraising. He worked as the party’s chief fundraiser for the general election, having been hired by Keir Starmer in 2022.
> In the run-up to the election he gave the Labour leader tens of thousands of pounds’ worth of personal donations, including £16,200 worth of work clothing, £2,845 worth of glasses and £36,400 for private office costs and accommodation.
> The Labour government has been criticised in its first few weeks in office for handing top jobs to some of its most prominent backers .
> Corfield, who has donated more than £20,000 to Labour politicians in the last 10 years, including £5,000 to Reeves, was appointed in July as a director to the Treasury. The appointment caused further controversy when it emerged the civil service watchdog had not been told of his donations history.
Labour promised they would be different to the Tories.
They promised an end to cronyism and preferential treatment for donors.
Cue the downvotes and whataboutisms.
Square-Competition48 on
Wow politicians being accused of impropriety and immediately resigning rather than sticking two fingers up and continuing in the role.
Nature is healing.
TopRace7827 on
I suppose the one difference is at least this bunch step down when they are caught out.
We got so used to the doubling down and insisting nothing was wrong.
I give it a year then we’ll be at that stage.
Derries_bluestack on
As someone who voted Labour and trusted this would be a fresh start, without corruption, I’m disappointed.
tiny-robot on
What the fuck is Starmer getting his “work clothes” via a donor – and why does it cost thousands?
ThatGuyMaulicious on
Oh no maybe Labour aren’t the golden children Labour themselves were saying they were… Who could’ve foreseen this…
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> Alli, a television executive who was given a peerage by Tony Blair in 1998, is a crucial figure in the Labour party, having personally donated £500,000 since 2020 and helped corral others to give much more as head of fundraising. He worked as the party’s chief fundraiser for the general election, having been hired by Keir Starmer in 2022.
> In the run-up to the election he gave the Labour leader tens of thousands of pounds’ worth of personal donations, including £16,200 worth of work clothing, £2,845 worth of glasses and £36,400 for private office costs and accommodation.
> The Labour government has been criticised in its first few weeks in office for handing top jobs to some of its most prominent backers .
> Corfield, who has donated more than £20,000 to Labour politicians in the last 10 years, including £5,000 to Reeves, was appointed in July as a director to the Treasury. The appointment caused further controversy when it emerged the civil service watchdog had not been told of his donations history.
Labour promised they would be different to the Tories.
They promised an end to cronyism and preferential treatment for donors.
Cue the downvotes and whataboutisms.
Wow politicians being accused of impropriety and immediately resigning rather than sticking two fingers up and continuing in the role.
Nature is healing.
I suppose the one difference is at least this bunch step down when they are caught out.
We got so used to the doubling down and insisting nothing was wrong.
I give it a year then we’ll be at that stage.
As someone who voted Labour and trusted this would be a fresh start, without corruption, I’m disappointed.
What the fuck is Starmer getting his “work clothes” via a donor – and why does it cost thousands?
Oh no maybe Labour aren’t the golden children Labour themselves were saying they were… Who could’ve foreseen this…