MP, Chair of the Labour
Party, in a letter responding to Conservative Party
Chairman refusing to rule out
further donations from Frank Hester, said:
Dear Mr. Holden,
I was troubled to hear you refuse to say if the Conservative
Party has accepted any further donations from Frank Hester after
it was revealed he made overtly racist and misogynist remarks
about .
When questioned you avoided answering, and stated that donations
would be published in the usual way. This means that we will have
to wait until June - when the Electoral Commission next reports -
to know whether your party accepted another donation from Frank
Hester, and how much the donation was worth.
Your refusal to be clear about this can mean only one of two
things: either as Conservative Chairman you are unaware of what's
going on in your own Party; or you are content to continue
accepting money from Mr Hester but don't have the courage to say
so.
Whatever the reality, the British public deserve to know the
truth. Will you therefore confirm if the Conservative Party has
accepted or plans to accept further donations from Mr Hester: yes
or no?
Your leader promised professionalism,
integrity and accountability at every level. But after 14 years
in power, it is clear the Conservatives have failed the British
people. It is time for change, with a vote for a Labour Party
that will give Britain its future back.
I will be publishing this letter in the public interest.
Yours sincerely,
MP
Labour Party Chair
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