David Cameron faces rising pressure over Cruddas cash-for-access boast

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/25/david-cameron-peter-cruddas-pressure
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David Cameron is facing mounting pressure to disclose all details of private meetings with Conservative party donors following damaging claims by the party's treasurer that large cash payments could secure intimate dinners with the prime minister and an opportunity to influence government policy.

The Tories launched their own inquiry on Sunday after the resignation of Peter Cruddas, whose claims were filmed by undercover Sunday Times reporters.

Meanwhile, Labour demanded a separate, independent, inquiry to investigate the suspicion that Tory donors can gain secret access to Cameron, the chancellor, George Osborne, and their advisers. Cross-party talks on the funding of political parties, which were due to start in a few weeks, have been brought forward to this week.
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Cameron and his posse are first rate scumbags greased with sleaze

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1. Sounds like ALEC has made it across the pond

Hell, this is done openly on the floor of the US House of Representatives. Remember Boehner and Delay distributing checks to fellow reTHUGlicans? I remember something about that - in the late 90s early '00s.

Welcome to the conservative world - money is the only speech.

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2. Well from Thatcher decided to sign that bargain with scumbag Murdoch

it's been downhill in terms of lobbyists and defending the 1%

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3. Cash-for-access row: Politics live blog

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2012/mar/26/cash-for-access-politics-live
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Lord Gold, a lawyer and a Conservative peer, will head the internal inquiry into cash-for-access.

• Cameron has held three diners in his Number 10 flat with donors to the Conservative party, he says. There was also one post-election dinner at which some of the guests were donors. Details of these donors will be published.

• The names of those attending Conservative fundraising dinners will be published.
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Why do we still call them democracies?