Labour could face probe over EU funding
Briefly

The article highlights growing concerns regarding the Labour Party's funding sources, particularly a potential investigation by the UK Electoral Commission into a donation made by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies to the Fabian Society. This donation may constitute indirect funding to Labour while it was in opposition, raising regulatory concerns following recent sanctions imposed by the EU. Nigel Huddleston, co-chairman of the Tory party, has condemned the donation as scandalous, suggesting widespread public disapproval is likely as scrutiny over political funding intensifies.
Labour is facing a potential probe over indirect funding from the EU related to a donation to the Labour-linked Fabian Society, raising regulatory concerns.
The donation from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies to the Fabian Society in 2023 has prompted skepticism about indirect funding to Labour during its opposition.
Electoral Commission expressed regulatory concern but has not yet initiated an investigation into the Fabian Society's receipt of funds from a European body.
Tory co-chairman Nigel Huddleston described the donation as scandalous, emphasizing that the British public will be rightly shocked by the implications.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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