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| Lib Dem leader contender Chris Huhne has asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate donations given to Labour by property developer David Abrahams. | Lib Dem leader contender Chris Huhne has asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate donations given to Labour by property developer David Abrahams. |
| Mr Abrahams gave £663,975 to Labour, but under four other people's names. | Mr Abrahams gave £663,975 to Labour, but under four other people's names. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has already said that was unlawful and said it must not be allowed to happen again. | |
| Mr Huhne told the BBC's Daily Politics he had written to Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair asking him to look into the events and any breach of the law. | Mr Huhne told the BBC's Daily Politics he had written to Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair asking him to look into the events and any breach of the law. |
| Mr Huhne is battling with Nick Clegg to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell as Lib Dem leader. | Mr Huhne is battling with Nick Clegg to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell as Lib Dem leader. |
| The Metropolitan Police has recently finished a lengthy inquiry - prompted by the Scottish nationalist MP Angus MacNeil's complaint - into allegations that honours were given in return for cash. | |
| That inquiry, which cast a shadow over Tony Blair's final months as prime minister, ended with no charges being brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. | That inquiry, which cast a shadow over Tony Blair's final months as prime minister, ended with no charges being brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said the force had not yet received Mr Huhne's letter, nor had the Electoral Commission requested that it investigate Mr Abraham's donations. | |
| Mr MacNeil said he had not written to the police this time as he believed the commission was taking it seriously. | |
| But he added: "I understand Chris Huhne has made a complaint to the Metropolitan Police over Labour's illegal funding scandal. | |
| "I would politely challenge both the Liberal leadership hopefuls to commit themselves to repaying the £2.4m donation made by Michael Brown back in 2005. The question is, are Chris Huhne and Nick Clegg prepared to lead by example?" | |
| The year after giving the Lib Dems £2.4m, Mr Brown was jailed for perjury. |