UK Citizens Resident Overseas: Verification

Lord Watts Excerpts
Wednesday 29th March 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that. It is absolutely clear that if a political party finds that money has come from a source that it should not come from then, yes, it has to give it back or give it to the Electoral Commission.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords, are the Government acting on the advice of Russia and China in opening up a system that can be corrupted and would allow dodgy money to enter British politics?

Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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No, my Lords; absolutely not.