Tories ask who authorised Labour donor’s No 10 pass
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxk0gz3zdo
The Conservatives are demanding to know who authorised a Downing Street pass for Labour’s biggest donor, despite him having no formal job at the premises.
The Sunday Times revealed that Lord Waheed Alli had been issued with a temporary pass for Number 10.
Downing Street confirmed that he did have a pass but that it was “temporary” and “given back several weeks ago”.
In a letter to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, the Tories said it was “deeply concerning” the pass had been issued at all.
The letter from shadow paymaster general John Glen asks whether the PM or his chief of staff, the former civil servant Sue Gray, had requested the pass for Lord Alli.
He has also asked for details on whether any other donors have received security passes for Number 10 and if other temporary passes have been issued.
“A Downing Street pass should be a privilege reserved for those that require access for work, including civil servants and special advisers, not those requiring occasional access,” he wrote in his letter.
“It is therefore deeply concerning that a pass was granted to a Labour donor providing unfettered access to the heart of government after significant cash and non-cash donations were made to the Labour Party.”
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