Farage donation highlights need for urgent political donations cap, says IPPR (opens in new tab)

Harry Quilter-Pinner, executive director of IPPR, said: “It’s becoming harder to ignore the growing weight that extremely wealthy donors appear to carry in British politics, not just in scale, but in proximity to key political decisions.“Reports that Christopher Harborne provided Nigel Farage with £5 million shortly before his change of stance on standing as an MP will inevitably prompt questions about influence, perception, and the standards we expect in public life.“Seven-figure sums enteri...