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| Labour donation 'clearly illegal' | Labour donation 'clearly illegal' |
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| Wendy Alexander's campaign for the Scottish Labour leadership broke the law by accepting money from a Jersey-based businessman. | Wendy Alexander's campaign for the Scottish Labour leadership broke the law by accepting money from a Jersey-based businessman. |
| Her campaign manager, Tom McCabe, accepted there was a clear breach of donation rules when a cheque for £950 was accepted from developer Paul Green. | Her campaign manager, Tom McCabe, accepted there was a clear breach of donation rules when a cheque for £950 was accepted from developer Paul Green. |
| The MSP who sought the donation, Charlie Gordon, has quit as Labour's transport spokesman at Holyrood. | The MSP who sought the donation, Charlie Gordon, has quit as Labour's transport spokesman at Holyrood. |
| The party has reported the matter to the Electoral Commission. | The party has reported the matter to the Electoral Commission. |
| During a press conference, Mr McCabe said the incident had cast a shadow over Ms Alexander's leadership campaign. | During a press conference, Mr McCabe said the incident had cast a shadow over Ms Alexander's leadership campaign. |
| He said it was his understanding that Mr Green's name had been on the cheque. | |
| 'Good faith' | |
| Ms Alexander's team had been assured that the donation was from a UK-registered company and arrangements are now being made to return the money. | |
| Making a statement to journalists, Mr Gordon explained: "I asked for a donation from Mr Green, and he asked me to ensure that it was in line with the rules. | |
| "I handed the donation on to the campaign team and conveyed to them that it was a donation under the auspices of Combined Property Services and that Mr Green had a controlling interest in the company." | |
| The MSP for Glasgow Cathcart went on: "Unfortunately I was wrong in both these assumptions. | |
| "I acted in good faith and I deeply regret the fact that this has happened and that Wendy Alexander has been in any way been implicated." | |
| Mr Gordon said he had apologised to Mr Green for the distress which the situation had caused him, as well as to Ms Alexander and her campaign team. |