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Most Northern Irish voters want DUP’s dark money revealed, research suggests

Northern Ireland Electoral Commission calls for powers to publish political donations retrospectively, including DUP’s EU referendum funding

By Peter Geoghegan
Most Northern Irish voters want DUP’s dark money revealed, research suggests
DUP leader Arlene Foster delivers a speech at the party's 2016 conference | Niall Carson/PA Archive/PA Images
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Most Northern Irish voters want to see political donations from 2014 onwards published, according to new research. This includes the controversial £435,000 donation that funded the Democratic Unionist Party’s Brexit campaign in 2016.

A majority of participants of a recent research project conducted by the Northern Ireland Electoral Commission said they wanted information on political donations to be published retrospectively to help improve transparency and accountability.

Political donations in Northern Ireland were kept secret for decades due to security concerns dating back to the Troubles.

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