The Labour Party is returning more than 40,000 in donations from Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod, a businessman convicted of bodily harm. Shere-Mohammod had been expelled from the party in 2022. These donations included a significant amount just below the threshold necessitating disclosure to the Electoral Commission. The situation raises concerns about Labour's procedures for political donations. Additionally, reports surfaced about Elon Musk's potential 100 million donation to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party. Labour's manifesto pledged to strengthen rules surrounding donations to protect democracy.
Labour has said it is returning more than 40,000 donated by a convicted criminal who the party had already expelled as a member. The donations came from businessman Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod, 55, known as Shere Sattar, who was convicted of actual bodily harm in 2022.
The revelations raise questions about Labour's procedures for accepting political donations, an issue which hit the headlines following reports earlier this year that Elon Musk planned to give Nigel Farage's Reform UK party $100m.
In its manifesto at the last election, Sir Keir Starmer's party pledged to protect democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties. As well as the money given to the party, 15,000 was donated by Mr Mohammod to, in part, support the re-election of Portsmouth MP Stephen Morgan.
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