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Education secretary defends £14k donation as 'declared properly and thoroughly'

Sky News Sunday, 22 September 2024
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended receiving a donation of £14,000 from a Labour peer embroiled in a freebies row, saying it was "declared properly and thoroughly".
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