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| Peter Hain is preparing to submit a file to the Electoral Commission admitting he failed to declare tens thousands of pounds in donations. | Peter Hain is preparing to submit a file to the Electoral Commission admitting he failed to declare tens thousands of pounds in donations. |
| The work and pensions secretary used the money for his campaign to become Labour deputy leader last year, in which he came fifth out of six. | |
| Mr Hain has already apologised for failing to declare a £5,000 donation. | Mr Hain has already apologised for failing to declare a £5,000 donation. |
| He said he blamed "administrative failings", which he described as "deeply regrettable". | |
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| This has been followed by a row between the two men who ran Mr Hain's deputy leadership campaign over who was to blame. | |
| On Wednesday, a former Hain aide Phil Taylor, who ran the campaign in its earlier stages, said all donations had been declared when he was in charge. | |
| His successor, Steve Morgan, has said he was brought into the Neath MP's campaign "to bring order to the chaos" left by Mr Taylor. |