Some MPs have declared thousands of pounds in donations from companies where the ultimate source of the funding is unclear - leading some to question whether existing transparency rules go far enough.
MPM Connect Ltd is the third biggest donor to MPs since the last general election. The only organisations that have given more to individual politicians in that period are the trade union giants Unite and GMB.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has received a total of £184,317, former mayor of South Yorkshire Dan Jarvis received £100,000 and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has received £60,900. The company's accounts do not disclose where it receives its funding, what it does, or why it donates so heavily.
In 2015 he spent £100,000 on Ms Cooper's unsuccessful campaign for the Labour leadership, and Rushanara Ali's deputy leadership bid, before turning his attention to Mr Jarvis in a bid to dethrone Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson.IX Wireless donated money to Tory MPs
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