Exclusive: proposed legislation described as deliberate attempt to undermine party’s finances
Election spending by trade unions and other groups could potentially be cut by millions of pounds under the government’s elections bill, unions have said, calling the proposed legislation a seemingly deliberate attempt to undermine Labour’s finances.
The claims are the latest controversy surrounding the bill, which will receive its first Commons scrutiny on Tuesday and has been condemned by critics for undermining electoral freedoms in a number of areas.