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This Article is From Dec 08, 2019

UK Minister Says Russia Isn't Funding Campaign For Elections

Foreign nationals are not allowed to make donations to UK political parties.

UK Minister Says Russia Isn't Funding Campaign For Elections
Brandon Lewis mentioned that the campaign is being fully funded by people
London:

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has not funded its election campaign with Russian money, security minister Brandon Lewis told the BBC on Sunday.

Asked whether Russian money had been funding the party, Lewis said, "No, the funding for the Conservative Party comes from people who are declared through the Electoral Commission and are British citizens."

Foreign nationals are not allowed to make donations to UK political parties.

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