General Elections: Party-political Spending

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Excerpts

Wednesday 29th November 2023 Lords Chamber

[Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)]

My Lords, further to the questions from the Liberal Benches, would they not carry more credibility if their party had not taken £3.5 million from a fraudster who is a fugitive from justice? Any respectable political party would have paid that money back.

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

My Lords, all political parties should seek to abide by the rules and, if they have not, they should definitely return the money that they owe.