Party Funding

Chris Williamson Excerpts

Monday 26th March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Maude]

As anybody who has anything to do with any financial transactions and any interest in London continuing to be the most vigorous international financial centre in the world opposes the Tobin tax, if he did say that, it would not be particularly surprising.

[Chris Williamson (Derby North) (Lab)]

Does not this whole sorry episode reveal something very rotten right at the core of the Conservative party? Does the Minister agree with me that it stretches credulity to breaking point to argue that Peter Cruddas, a senior—the most senior—fundraiser for the Conservative party, did not understand the law relating to donations to political parties?

[Mr Maude]

The hon. Gentleman refers to Peter Cruddas as the most senior: not any more he ain’t.