The Conservatives have now begun asking new questions of the Labour Party, which loves to receive donations and can even ask for £2,000 from donors, and they are legitimate questions. The new allegation is that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy “unknowingly” breached public appointment rules by failing to declare her donations to the 2020 Labour leadership campaign before appointing Kogan. The Conservatives are demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer face a standards investigation over the appointment of Labour donor David Kogan as England’s new football observer.
Did David Kogan donate to the Labour Party and be appointed as a football observer? Most likely. In the Labour Party, where many believe that party membership is all about receiving donations, Starmer did a similar thing for regular donor Mr. Alli, giving him a pass to Number 10 in exchange for his donations. Mr. Alli could have wanted to be in the ministry but he did not want it, he could even have been made a minister if he wanted to. So, the Conservatives’ allegation is likely true! We don’t know if Starmer will deny this or find an excuse to try and make it disappear.
What we do know is this: If this government had maintained its commitment to receiving donations in its government policies, it could have been much more successful.
