The Electoral Commission flagged concerns about political donations to the Conservatives from Russian-linked donors, including Lubov Chernukhin, according to emails released to openDemocracy.
Chernukhin is the largest female donor in British politics. This week it was revealed that her husband, a Russian finance minister, had secretly been given $8 million by an oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin in the run-up to the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Chernukhin has given more than £1.7 million to the Conservatives over the past eight years. In July, the Electoral Commission sent an email to all staff ahead of the release of the parliamentary ‘Russia report’ into alleged interference in British politics.
