Cameron’s Own Donation Scandal
David Cameron now has a party donation scandal all his very own.
The money came from two illegal sources, as the benefactors were not on the UK electoral roll…
However, aides insist privately that the latest funding incident was the result of a “genuine mistake” and point out that Cameron has stressed that errors will always occur at a local level. (The Guardian)
However, there is no denying that it is not as bad as Labour’s scandal with Abrahams. To start with, the amount of money is tiny in comparison - more than £600,000 compared to about £7,000. There is also the fact that these donations were received on 21 August this year, rather than systematically taken and covered up over a rather lengthy period of time, and was handed to the Electoral Commission without the kind of fuss that beset Labour. However, it can be compared to the Wendy Alexander illegal donation, but at least neither Cameron or his Association wrote a thank you letter to the donors with an overseas address!
Yes, this has a whiff of hypocrisy about it. But it is hardly of the same level as that which has befallen Labour. This appears to be far more of a simple mistake rather than purposeful deceit and corruption. But it doesn’t look good for Cameron after attacking Labour over similar issues. Especially since all political parties got given money to stop this happening.
It seems to me that those who defended Alexander also seem to be those who are attacking Cameron. If Alexander is innocent of any wrongdoing, Cameron certainly is.
Sources: The Guardian, The Telegraph
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