Labour: Ban Dark Money

A new Sky investigation has revealed that MPs are making millions on the side from dark money donors. Predictably, the money-grubbing Tories top the list - but disturbingly, Labour MPs feature prominently too.

Shadow cabinet members like Wes Streeting and Yvette Cooper have taken hundreds of thousands of pounds of dark money from the shell company MPM Connect.

With the Tories mired in sleaze, Labour needs to lead from the front to restore trust in politics.

Use our lobbying tool now to write to Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting to demand that:

Labour recommits to the pledges made in the 2019 manifesto to clean up politics - including banning the funnelling of dark money through shell companies.
Labour MPs in receipt of funding from dark money groups should return the donations immediately.

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To Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting,

In Sky's new Westminster Accounts, which shines a light on MPs' funding, it was unsurprising to see the Tories mired in dark money, making millions on the side. We've all come to expect Tory sleaze, but on this issue, Labour needs to lead from the front if we're to restore trust in politics. That's why I was so disappointed to see a number of Labour MPs on the list too.

In the 2019 manifesto, the Labour Party committed to changing how politics is funded, banning donations from tax avoiders and tax evaders, and closing loopholes that allow the use of shell companies to funnel dark money into politics.

But now, it's been revealed that shell company MPM Connect has funnelled £345,000 of dark money into funding the operations of Yvette Cooper, Wes Streeting and Dan Jarvis. This sets a concerning precedent for the Labour Party, with corporate interests put before the public good.

I would like you to confirm to me, yes or no, whether you will be banning dark money funnelled through shell companies in the Labour Party? And, will the MPs revealed to have accepted dark money be returning their donations?

I look forward to receiving your response.

Yours in solidarity,

A concerned individual

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