Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency
by Kiran Stacey Policy editor from on (#73XMJ)
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A former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senior MPs calling for a ban on political donations in cryptocurrency as concerns grow over foreign interference in British elections.
Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department, called for the government to strengthen the legislation with an outright ban on donations in digital currencies.
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