Donor Scandal Could Kill All Trust in Labour's Leaders Iain Macwhirter On Donation Rows

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THERE has been a strange synchronicity to the dodgy donations affairs north and south of the Border. And it is becoming clear this weekend that the Scottish situation is the more dangerous one for Labour now that serious questions are being raised about the future of Wendy Alexander.

If Labour's Scottish leader has to resign, would Harriet Harman, the party chairman who also received an illegal donation, have to consider her position? The Conservatives will surely say she should. And where would that leave Gordon Brown?

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Donor Scandal Could Kill All Trust in Labour's Leaders Iain Macwhirter On Donation Rows

It seems incredible that Wendy Alexander's job could be at risk over GBP950 raised for a leadership election that never took place, but stranger things have happened. Henry McLeish had to resign as first minister over a financial muddle, which not only didn't break the law, it didn...

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