On Sunday I blogged that the Sunday Times were reporting that "Ken Livingstone received a secret donation from a property developer with a conviction for fraud after the London mayor championed the businessman’s plan for a 46-storey skyscraper. Gerald Ronson, the tycoon jailed for his role in the Guinness share-dealing scandal, wrote a cheque to Livingstone for £4,990 – just £10 below the £5,000 threshold at which donations have to be publicly registered with the Electoral Commission. The disclosure raises questions over Livingstone’s use of a legal “loophole” which has allowed him to keep secret the identities of campaign donors. A spokesman for Livingstone, who is seeking a third term as mayor in May’s London elections, last night refused to reveal whether there were any other similar hidden donations. Ronson, 68, made the payment to the Labour mayor’s re-election campaign two years after he received planning permission for the Heron Tower development."
Today I read that "Answering questions this afternoon from Andrew Tyrie MP on the Justice Select Committee, Peter Wardle of the Electoral Commission confirmed that an investigation was to be held into the funding of Livingstone's re-election bid."
As I blogged last week, "I wonder if there will be any more arrests before May's Mayoral election and, if there are any, how close they will come to Lee Jasper and Ken Livingstone themselves?"
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