An investigation by The Telegraph has found a potential link between Bankman-Fried’s money and Mr Streeting’s office.
The American gave a 610,000 dollar (almost £500,000) gift to David Lawrence on June 30 2022, who had founded a group called Labour for the Long Term, according to the newspaper.
On August 22 2022, Labour for the Long Term began funding a policy adviser role for Mr Streeting’s office “at a cost of £2,500 a month, total value £30,000”.
Asked about the money on Friday, Mr Streeting said: “I’m confident that I’ve received no money from Sam Bankman-Fried.
“I’ve never met the guy. I’ve never spoken to him.
“When Labour for the Long Term, which is a Labour supporting group, were willing to donate to support staffing in my office when I was a shadow minister, we did due diligence, not just on the organisation but asked the organisation to provide us a list of the donors who were donating to support that work.
“Those donors did not include Sam Bankman-Fried and, in fact, the only donor that did have a connection to Sam Bankman-Fried has since confirmed that the money he donated was his own money, not Sam Bankman-Fried.
“So, I’m absolutely confident that I’ve received no money from Sam Bankman-Fried.”
Quite a tenuous link. It smells like the Torygraph is trying to provide Farage with a whatabout.
The way the right wing media are trying to paint this as being even remotely similar to Farage’s £5m “unconditional” gift is disgusting.
Absolutely - but let’s not forget that Wes Streeting is also a right-wing piece of shit.
