The UK’s election watchdog should be given the power to hand out larger fines to deter shadowy donations and foreign interference, an influential standards committee has said.
Loopholes in the law risk allowing secretive groups to act as “a route for foreign money to influence UK elections”, according to a report published today by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
The watchdog's review of electoral finance calls for stronger regulation and enforcement around political donations to tackle potential “vulnerabilities”.
