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To: Prime Minister, Keir Starmer
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British democracy is for sale. There is no limit on the amount of money donors can give to parties and politicians. This shouldn’t be allowed. Bring in a cap on political donations now.
Why is this important?
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political parties and their leadership.
The Labour manifesto promised to “protect democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties.” But the recently launched Elections Bill has nothing to say about caps on political donations.
Under their proposals, a billionaire like Elon Musk can still give as much money as he wanted to a British political party. This needs to stop. Now.
So we need to make it very clear that we want the Prime Minister to cap political donations. Our democracy is too precious to be bought and sold by the super-rich.
This petition is organised in partnership with Democracy for Sale, a best-selling newsletter on money, power and politics written by Peter Geoghegan and award-winning investigative journalists.
This petition is organised in partnership with Democracy for Sale, a best-selling newsletter on money, power and politics written by Peter Geoghegan and award-winning investigative journalists.
