Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency

The Guardian World

by Kiran Stacey Policy editor

March 1, 2026

Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference A former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senior MPs calling for a ban on political donations in cryptocurrency as concerns grow over foreign interference in British elections. Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill when she was a minister in the communities department, called for the government to strengthen the legislation with an outright ban on donations in digital currencies. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/1/2026