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| A leading Labour Party donor has decided to withhold future donations until the controversy over funding has been cleared up and the rules changed. | A leading Labour Party donor has decided to withhold future donations until the controversy over funding has been cleared up and the rules changed. |
| Glasgow businessman Willie Haughey was speaking amid continuing controversy over contributions to Labour both north and south of the border. | Glasgow businessman Willie Haughey was speaking amid continuing controversy over contributions to Labour both north and south of the border. |
| Mr Haughey has given Labour more than £1m but said donations would end if the rules on anonymity were not changed. | Mr Haughey has given Labour more than £1m but said donations would end if the rules on anonymity were not changed. |
| At present, donors can seek anonymity if they give under £1,000. | At present, donors can seek anonymity if they give under £1,000. |
| Mr Haughey said no-one should be able to keep their identity out of the public domain. | Mr Haughey said no-one should be able to keep their identity out of the public domain. |
| He told BBC Scotland: "This is not a snub to the Labour Party, this is a snub to the system. | |
| "Outwith your dues to a party, if you're a member, outside that, with any donations you make there should be total transparency. | "Outwith your dues to a party, if you're a member, outside that, with any donations you make there should be total transparency. |
| "What I'm certainly saying is if there's not complete transparency in political giving in the future then I certainly won't give to any party." | "What I'm certainly saying is if there's not complete transparency in political giving in the future then I certainly won't give to any party." |