UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’
Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UKMinisters should legislate to cap political donations to “rebuild voter confidence” in democracy, campaigners have said before the introduction of a landmark elections bill.The...
<p>Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UK</p><p>Ministers should legislate to cap political donations to “rebuild voter confidence” in democracy, campaigners have said before the introduction of a landmark elections bill.</p><p>The government is being urged to show more ambition as it prepares to publish legislation early next year that will <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/17/voting-age-to-be-lowered-to-16-in-england-and-northern-ireland">extend the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/26/uk-ministers-urged-to-cap-political-donations-to-rebuild-voter-confidence">Continue reading...</a>
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