The e-mail from Labour lawyers to Keir Starmer’s most senior adviser is damning. And when Labour lawyer’s asked McSweeney to produce any evidence the call actually took place, he was unable to do so. From December 2017 to late 2020, no new Labour Together donations were recorded to the Electoral Commission. ‘The administrative oversight that led to this fine was entirely unintentional,’ a spokesman claimed, as they were finally sanctioned by the Electoral Commission. They provide clear proof the Prime Minister’s most senior adviser tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the Electoral Commission – as it attempted to investigate a major and material breach of electoral law.