Yet another cash-for-influence scandal. No wonder voters are enraged
Polly Toynbee
This time it’s the Lib Dems caught in grubby practices, but the exchange of party donations for favours contaminates the entire political system. Labour must address this now
July 2014
Inquiry that cleared fraudster's donation to Lib Dems severely criticised
Parliamentary ombudsman says Electoral Commission inquiry into £2.4m donation by Michael Brown fell 'significantly short'
June 2012
Lib Dem fugitive donor caught after plea for dog medicine
Lib Dem donor jailed for fleeing £8m fraud trial
May 2012
Fugitive Lib Dem donor Michael Brown begins seven-year prison term
Runaway Lib Dem donor returns to seven-year jail term
April 2012
Lib Dem donor case: police hunt for Michael Brown's missing millions
Lib Dem donor Michael Brown extradited to UK
January 2012
Liberal Democrats' biggest donor arrested in the Caribbean
Michael Brown detained by police in the Dominican Republic after disappearing while on bail for a £40m fraud
September 2011
Liberal Democrats had been warned about Michael Brown
Lib Dem donor on the run forced to surrender false passport
Lib Dem donor suspected of flying in and out of UK while on the run
Lib Dems' fugitive donor named his dog Charles (Kennedy) as a bitter joke
Two held in hunt for fugitive Michael Brown
Hiding in the Caribbean: the fugitive trader who bankrolled the Lib Dems
