Labour Party (UK)
Finance proved a major problem for the Labour Party during this period; a "cash for peerages" scandal under Blair resulted in the drying up of many major sources of donations. Declining party membership, partially due to the reduction of activists' influence upon policy-making under the reforms of Neil Kinnock and Blair, also contributed to financial problems. Between January and March 2008, the Labour Party received just over PS3 million in donations and were PS17 million in debt; compared to the Conservatives' PS6 million in donations and PS12 million in debt.
How far was the party in debt for the same time period?
PS17 million
Between January and March 2008, the Labour Party received just over PS3 million in donations and were PS17 million in debt; compared to the Conservatives' PS6 million in donations and PS12 million in debt.
debt