The Conservatives have called for the Electoral Commission (EC) – and potentially the police – to look into the handling of donations to Labour Together, the campaign group of which McSweeney was previously director. The organisation was fined by the elections watchdog over its handling of donations in 2021, but the Tories claimed leaked emails suggested McSweeney had sought to mislead the commission. David Lammy has dismissed calls for a probe into Morgan McSweeney(Image: )Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said: “These revelations are deeply serious and strike at the very soul of Keir Starmer’s judgement and integrity. “The Prime Minister’s own chief of staff has been caught red-handed hiding political donations from Labour Together and misleading the Electoral Commission. McSweeney had left his role in April 2020 to become a senior aide to Starmer in opposition and then in government.