Article: Party forced to repay Pounds 15,000 charity donation

Labour was embroiled in a fresh row over donations last night after it was forced to pay back 15,000 to a children's charity which illegally donated cash to the party.

Catz Club, which has received lottery money to run breakfast and after-school clubs across Britain, paid the money to attend Labour's star-studded fundraising sports dinner this summer. But it was forced to ask for the money back after the Conservatives uncovered the donation and told the Charity Commission.

The commission said the case was of "serious concern" because of the blanket ban on charities making donations to political parties. The Conservatives said the case marked "a new low in Labour's donations history". But the ...

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