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Labour’s 2015 income hit record high and beat Tories
DONATIONS to the Labour Party hit an annual record high last year and outstripped the Tories by almost £10 million, the Electoral Commission said yesterday.
Figures released by the commission show Labour received £51,153,000 in 2015 whereas the Tories’ income totalled £41,887,000.
The increase represented a huge jump from its 2014 income of £39.6m.
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