The businessman at the heart of the Labour funding row has claimed that the party's chief fundraiser told him anonymous donations were «a good idea». (politics.co.uk)
Tony Blair's former chief fundraiser Lord Levy says he is «disappointed» but not surprised by the revelations. (itv.com)
Among those charged were Louis Ciminelli, a western New York construction executive, and Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr., a lobbyist for a company that develops power plants and son of Peter G. Kelly, a Hartford lawyer and former chief fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee. (courant.com)