Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM
MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors Donors to Andy Burnham gave almost £350,000 over the months before he became Labour leader and prime minister, with major contributors including his former adviser Sacha Lord as well as billionaires David Sainsbury and Gary Lubner. The new MPs’ register of interests also shows Burnham decla
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MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors Donors to Andy Burnham gave almost £350,000 over the months before he became Labour leader and prime minister, with major contributors including his former adviser Sacha Lord as well as billionaires David Sainsbury and Gary Lubner. The new MPs’ register of interests also shows Burnham decla
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Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM
MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors Donors to Andy Burnham gave almost £350,000 over the months before he became Labour leader and prime minister, with major contributors including his former adviser Sacha Lord as well as billionaires David Sainsbury and Gary Lubner. The new MPs’ register of interests also shows Burnham decla
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