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Caught On Tape: Top Fundraiser Explains Exactly How To Buy Access To The UK Prime Minister [View all]
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Top Fundraiser Explains Exactly How To Buy Access To The UK Prime MinisterJoe Weisenthal | Mar. 25, 2012, 9:06 AM | 1,903 | 11
The UK is being rocked by a scandal whereby a top Conservative Party fundraiser -- Peter Cruddas -- was caught on tape explaining how much it would cost in donations to get direct access to Prime Minister David Cameron.
The video was made by The Times of London, which posed as a large donor, while secretly filming Cruddas.
From TheJouranl.ie:
In the footage filmed by Sunday Times reporters posing as potential donors, Cruddas is heard saying that a £250,000 donation would grant “Premier League” access to Cameron
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Here's the must-watch video. And realize that this is basically how all politics works. Cruddas just unfortunately spelled it out to clearly.
