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Political Parties and Elections Bill

As the hon. Gentleman seeks to characterise my argument, let me say at once that I might well support of a general cap on donations, but it would have to be done fairly and consistently, and the problem with the measure is that it is not fair and consistent. It may well be said that a proportionate limit on all donations allows for the freedom that I have described, while making allowance for the points that he makes, but it cannot be done piecemeal. The suspicion would be that it is ad hominem, targeted deliberately at a specific target and done for naked political reasons.