THE TELEGRAPH: The Conservative Party has received a six-figure donation from a company owned by Palestinian millionaires who were developing Libya’s vast offshore oilfields, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
The business figures, who were well-known in the Middle East, built the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and reportedly had close links with the Palestine Liberation Organisation. They previously hired senior Labour figures as “consultants” but began donating money to the Conservatives shortly before the election.
The money was donated by a small British firm owned by one of their Middle Eastern holding companies.
During his first official visit to America this week, David Cameron was under intense pressure over BP’s oil contracts in Libya and the possible link to the release of the Lockerbie bomber. The Prime Minister has refused to criticise the oil giant – or call for a suspension of its drilling in Libya – to the irritation of some senior American politicians.
Next week, the US Senate will hold a hearing on whether the British Government and BP were involved in a decision to release Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi eight years into a life sentence. Jack Straw, the former justice secretary, has been asked to travel to Washington to give evidence.
The disclosure that the Conservatives received more than £100,000 from CC Property Company is likely to lead to further criticism of Mr Cameron and government links to Libya. >>> Holly Watt | Saturday, July 24, 2010
So Cameron’s government is beginning to stink too, is it? Everywhere you look, Middle Eastern money is steering the ship. Little wonder that Islam is becoming such a strong force in British politics, little wonder Cameron is unwilling to criticise BP, little wonder that he has no appetite for calling for a suspension in drilling in LIbya, and little wonder that the Conservative administration wants nothing to do with a ban on the Islamic veil. It would upset their paymasters, I suppose. Oh boy! It’s politics as usual in Westminster. Nothing much has changed. – © Mark
