Gordon Prentice - Pendle's Campaigning Labour MP
| Return the Cash says Prentice |
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Tags: Parliament | Press Release | tax exile
| Written by Gordon Prentice |
| Saturday, 03 January 2009 16:52 |
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Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, is calling on the Conservatives to return a series of cash donations from a multi millionaire living in the tax haven of Monaco. The MP said: "The breathtaking news that the tax exile, Lord Laidlaw, gave £100,000 to the Conservatives last year is only matched by that Party’s astonishing decision to accept the tainted donations." "A year ago I introduced a Bill which would disqualify Members from the House of Commons and the House of Lords if they were not resident in the UK for tax purposes. The Bill ran out of time but its purpose is as relevant now as ever. People who make the nation’s laws should pay its taxes.""When Irvine Laidlaw was ennobled in 2004 he told the House of Lords Appointments Commission he would become a UK resident for tax purposes. He reneged on that solemn promise." "As a tax exile, living in Monaco, he continues to bankroll the Conservatives, out of reach of the Revenue and Customs." "The Conservatives should return the money immediately." |
| Last Updated ( Monday, 05 January 2009 00:03 ) |