‘Nick Clegg was embroiled in a fresh ‘cash-for-honours’ row last night after the extent of the party’s financial dependence on millionaire backers who have been made peers became apparent.
Of all cash donations to the party in 2012, more than £600,000 – or 40 per cent – came from just three wealthy supporters – and all three have recently been appointed to the House of Lords by Mr Clegg, a Daily Mail investigation found.
They are among 34 Lib Dems who have been given life peerages by Mr Clegg since the 2010 election – compared with an average of only four a year between 1997 and 2009.’
Read more: Clegg in 'cash for honours' row over his biggest donors: Two-fifths of Lib Dem donations came from three men… and they've recently been made peers
