THE TELEGRAPH: Nick Clegg received a series of payments from party donors directly into his private bank account, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
The Liberal Democrat leader was paid regular monthly sums by three senior businessmen during 2006.
The same account was used to pay his mortgage, shopping and other personal expenditure, documents seen by this newspaper show.
The businessmen bankrolling Mr Clegg were Ian Wright, a senior executive at the drinks firm Diageo; Neil Sherlock, the head of public affairs at the accountants KPMG; and Michael Young, a former gold mining executive. All are registered as Liberal Democrat donors.
Records of Mr Clegg’s personal bank account show the three men each paid up to £250 a month into the account.
The Liberal Democrat leader is likely to face questions over the arrangement.
MPs have historically sought to distance party donors from their personal finances to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
Last night Mr Clegg denied the money had been used for his own personal spending and said that it had subsidised his parliamentary work. >>> Robert Winnett and Jon Swaine | Wednesday, April 21, 2010
