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.

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.