Thread by @paddydocherty, While we’re waiting for the #RussiaReport, a reminder that even *without* it, [...]

While we’re waiting for the #RussiaReport, a reminder that even *without* it, we know that the Tories are awash with Russian money... Ruthless oligarchs don’t give away millions out of the goodness of their hearts... What did they expect in return?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/27/lubov-chernukhin-tories-tennis-record-donor-uk-russia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Lubov Chernukhin: Tories' tennis-bidding, record-setting donor

Russia-connected financier is the biggest female political donor in UK history, giving more than £1.6m

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/27/lubov-chernukhin-tories-tennis-record-donor-uk-russia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

On the @ElectoralCommUK website, the filings for donations made to the Tory party by Lubov Chernukhin *alone* run to 5 pages...

#RussiaReport #ToryCorruption #LubovChernukhin

On the @ElectoralCommUK website, the filings for donations made to the Tory party by Lubov Chernukhin *alone* run to 5 pages... #RussiaReport #ToryCorruption #LubovChernukhin

Lubov Chernukhin is married to Vladimir Putin’s former deputy finance minister, who is now London-based and has masses of unexplained cash.

#ToryCorruption #RussiaReport

Lubov Chernukhin is married to Vladimir Putin’s former deputy finance minister, who is now London-based and has masses of unexplained cash. #ToryCorruption #RussiaReport

Ruthless oligarchs don’t give away money for nothing. What did the Chernukhins (meaning, ultimately, Putin himself) want for their money? What undertakings did @BrandonLewis, for example, give for the money he has accepted from Lubov Chernukhin?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservatives-russian-donor-invest-uk-politcs-brandon-lewis-a9202566.html?amp

Tory minister says Russian donors have right to ‘invest in’ British …

Russian donors have a right to "invest" in the UK's political scene if they are British citizens, a senior Tory minister has said. Home office minister Brandon Lewis defended his party's record on

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservatives-russian-donor-invest-uk-politcs-brandon-lewis-a9202566.html?amp

This

is ERG member @robertcourts MP, who accepted £3,000 from #LubovChernukhin on Sept 13th 2019 (see @ElectoralCommUK filings) but didn’t declare it to Parliament until Feb 10th 2020 (after the general election...). Why the delay, Robert?

#ToryCorruption #RussiaReport

This is ERG member @robertcourts MP, who accepted £3,000 from #LubovChernukhin on Sept 13th 2019 (see @ElectoralCommUK filings) but didn’t declare it to Parliament until Feb 10th 2020 (after the general election...). Why the delay, Robert? #ToryCorruption #RussiaReport

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