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Labour will ban big money from 'buying up democracy'

JEREMY CORBYN pledged today to “drive big money out of democracy.”

Speaking in Bolton the Labour leader revealed that PM Boris Johnson has accepted nearly a million pounds from hedge funds and bankers.

Mr Corbyn announced a new policy to ban donations or loans to parties from non-doms and those not registered for tax in Britain.

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