No single agency is clearly in charge. According to Western, that gap in leadership leaves the UK exposed. His letter recommends creating a dedicated national police unit focused entirely on political finance oversight and foreign interference risks — a longer-term fix to what he sees as a structural weakness in the current system.
“We are concerned that foreign state intent to intervene in UK political finance may grow out to the next election,” Western wrote.He added that as the UK’s military role in Europe expands and its positions on issues like Ukraine and relations with the US and European Union become more consequential, the incentive for outside actors to meddle in British politics will only increase.
Strict Rules Proposed For Any Crypto That Does Get AcceptedDonations traced back to mixing services — tools commonly used to obscure the origin of funds — would be banned outright. Any crypto received by a political party would need to be converted into regular currency within 48 hours.
Western also pushed for stricter oversight of political donations, including checks on the source of donors’ wealth. He urged tougher penalties for breaking election finance laws and called for broader authority for the Electoral Commission to require banks and other institutions to disclose where donated funds originate.
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