The prime minster claims that no government had been tougher
than his on clamping down on tax evasion and tax avoidance
Ed Miliband has clashed with David Cameron over political
donors who held Swiss bank accounts with HSBC.
The Labour leader accused Mr Cameron of being a "dodgy
prime minister surrounded by dodgy donors".
The PM accused Mr Miliband of being controlled by trade
union donations and said the Labour government had been the "friend of the
tax dodger".
The row comes amid allegations HSBC's Swiss private bank may
have helped wealthy clients avoid or evade tax.
Lord Fink, who stepped down as Conservative co-treasurer in
2010 is among those named in documents seen by Panorama, as is Labour donor
Lord Paul.
The Guardian has also published names of Swiss account
holders. They report Conservatives have raised more than £5m from HSBC clients
with Swiss accounts.
'Revolving door'
Labour have benefited, the Guardian says, from cash and
gifts in kind worth well over £500,000 and received a loan for £2m.
Holding a Swiss bank account is not illegal and does not
prove either tax evasion or tax avoidance.
The individuals named may have held the accounts for a wide
variety of reasons and there is no suggestion they did anything wrong.
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