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Northern Irish party donors finally published – but source of DUP Brexit money remains secret

Firm that donated to DUP owned by Gibraltar-based businessman, prompting criticism of 'representation without taxation'.

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  Ian Paisley Junior. Image, alchetron.com

On Monday, for the first time in history, the Electoral Commission released information on donations to political parties in Northern Ireland.

While all major political donations in the rest of the UK have been public since 2000, yesterday’s data release marks the first modicum of transparency for Northern Irish politics.

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