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British PM’s fundraiser quits over cash for access claim

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LONDON: A senior fundraiser for Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Sunday resigned after being secretly filmed offering exclusive access to Prime Minister David Cameron in return for donations of 250,000 pounds (400,000 dollars) a year.

The disclosure is damaging for Cameron’s party which has tried to shake off an image of being too close to the interests of business and the rich as Britain undergoes a strict austerity programme to cut its budget deficit.

The party’s co-Treasurer Peter Cruddas stood down within hours of the Sunday Times newspaper publishing video of him telling undercover reporters, posing as international financiers, that the contributions would enable them to ask Cameron ‘practically any question you want’. (UNI)

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