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Labour is considering capping political donations by individuals and private companies amid reports Elon Musk will hand a $100m donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

The Tesla tycoon is said to be plotting the £79m donation, which would be by far the largest in British electoral history, via the British arm of his social media firm X.

According to The Sunday Times, leading businessmen and Conservative Party officials believe Musk could hand over the cash as a “f*** you Starmer payment” in his ongoing feud with the prime minister.

It would give Mr Farage’s insurgent Reform a significant financial advantage over Labour and the Conservatives and be enough to fund a near-endless barrage of attack ads against the government.

But the government is considering recommendations in an upcoming report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank that would cap individual and corporate political donations at £100,000 a year.

The Guardian reported that officials have asked for more details on the proposals, though work is at an early stage and any changes would unlikely be made until late in the parliament.

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The potential donation cap comes as Mr Musk and Mr Farage grow increasingly close, with the Reform leader describing the billionaire Trump ally as “my new friend” last week.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They did say it was the largest ever.

There's a difference between say the Chinese buying a politician the equivalent of a pint so they think positively of them and someone outright buying the election as long as you pledge to be a Nazi.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's a difference between say the Chinese buying a politician the equivalent of a pint so they think positively of them and someone outright buying the election as long as you pledge to be a Nazi.

attitudes like this is why UK is in a fucking gutter lol

peasants are their own worst enemies

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You don't see a difference between $10,000 and $10,000,000?

What would you do for $10k? What would you do for $10M?

In the US, Trump is using Elon's money as a weapon. He has said if any politician doesn't confirm his cabinet picks, Elon will spend millions to make sure they lose the next election.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Ahh yes the Russians Arabs and Chinese only spending 10k 🤡

How much corrupt cash flows through London?

I am sure 10k bribe is all it tool to make it work.

Cute

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

You'd be shocked at how cheap bribes are.

£10k is all it takes.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-party-google-youtube-digital-services-tax-keir-starmer-jonathan-reynolds/

What would you do for $10M?