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Middle East party gets ready for an election
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England Stanley Fink, former chief
Northern Ireland executive of hedge fund Man
Scotland Group, is also donating £1m to the
Wales party and promises more cash
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Mr Fink's injection of cash coincides with a surge in Labour fundraising
which in the most recent financial quarter saw their coffers outstrip
those of the Conservatives for the first time in more than two years.
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