Cameron under pressure over ‘dodgy’ HSBC donors

British prime minister David Cameron came under pressure in the House of Commons yesterday over a tax scandal engulfing HSBC’s Swiss arm.

Cameron under pressure over ‘dodgy’ HSBC donors

The Labour Party accused Mr Cameron’s party of accepting donations from “dodgy” HSBC account holders.

Mr Cameron did not dispute the donations — from seven unnamed individuals — and there is no suggestion the account holders did anything illegal. But the disclosure is awkward for Mr Cameron three months before a close national election on May 7.

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