labourpress:

Lord Falconer, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on today’s Electoral Commission figures on donations to political parties, said:

“David Cameron used to call for taking big money out of politics, but today’s figures show the Conservative Party is still reliant on a small pool of large donors, outspending other parties by millions.

“It’s no wonder the Tories are focusing on partisan politics rather than engaging in meaningful reforms to our party funding system.

“The Conservatives should be focussing on what’s best for the nation as a whole, rather than launching a brazenly political attack on trade unions who stand up for millions of working people. David Cameron is putting his party before the country. A focus on division is not what working people need.”