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| Labour gets most cash from donors | Labour gets most cash from donors |
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| Donations to the Labour Party continue to outstrip those to the Conservatives, according to Electoral Commission figures for April to June. | Donations to the Labour Party continue to outstrip those to the Conservatives, according to Electoral Commission figures for April to June. |
| The Conservatives received individual donations of £4.6m - below Labour's £5m - but also got £1.7m of public money for policy development. | The Conservatives received individual donations of £4.6m - below Labour's £5m - but also got £1.7m of public money for policy development. |
| Labour was in debt by £20.2m as of 30 June, with the Conservatives borrowing £16.3m, and Liberal Democrats £1m. | Labour was in debt by £20.2m as of 30 June, with the Conservatives borrowing £16.3m, and Liberal Democrats £1m. |
| In total 20 parties got £14m donations bringing the year's tally to £25m. | In total 20 parties got £14m donations bringing the year's tally to £25m. |
| Labour, which does not receive public money because it is in government, was given slightly more from donors compared with the previous quarter, when it received £4.99m. | |
| 'Challenging' finances | |
| Significant donations came from Iranian millionaire Mahmoud Khayami, who gave £500,000, and Muslim Friends of Labour gave £300,000. | |
| The party also received £250,000 each from millionaire Jon Aisbitt, financier Ronald Cohen, a friend and confidant of prime minister Gordon Brown, and Nigel Doughty. | |
| A Labour spokesman said: "Our finances remain in a challenging position but the upturn of recent months continues to be reflected in the figures from the Electoral Commission. | |
| "Donations to the end of June 2007 show an increase of £3.6 million on the same stage in 2006." | |
| The Liberal Democrats received £1.3m in donations, which included at least £500,000 from public funds. | |
| The UK Independence Party received £84,400, and the Scottish National Party got £623,600. |