Sinn Fein
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| Web site | www.sinnfein.ie |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Mary Lou McDonald |
| Founders | Arthur Griffith |
| Founded | November 28 |
| 1905 | |
| Official site | sinnfein.ie |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405600 |
About Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith.
The ongoing legacy of 'Red Ken' Livingstone
... " Mr Livingstone revelled in being a bete noire to the right, supporting everyone from striking miners to Sinn Fein s leaders at the height of the IRA s bombing campaign...
Labour Party spent more than Conservatives in 2022
... In Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein outspent the Democratic Unionists with expenditure of £1...
PSNI data breach: Details posted on wall near Sinn Fein Belfast office
... Names were redacted from the document, which was posted near a Sinn Fein office alongside a photo of the party s policing spokesperson, Gerry Kelly...
Oxford split over Kathleen Stock's invite to Union debate
... It has also drawn controversy, having extended invites to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Sinn Fein s Martin McGuinness and French far-right former politician Marion Marechal-LePen...
Trevelyan descendant 'would consider' Irish famine compensation
... Ms Trevelyan told BBC Radio Ulster s that the Fields Of Athenry had been sung at her, and she had been directly challenged about her family link to the famine by Sinn Fein s Martin McGuinness in the 1990s...
MI5 spy reveals secret 'unauthorised' IRA talks
... The minutes of the meeting had been published by Sinn Fein - the IRA s political wing - in 1994...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... April 2013Sinn Fein says police warn Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of a renewed threat from dissident republicansPolice investigating dissident republican activity seize contraband cigarettes worth £300,000 in south Armagh...
King Charles's tour shows desire to hug UK nations close, says Allan Little
... We watched him at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, being addressed by Sinn Fein leaders who do not recognise the legitimacy of his Crown in their country...
Labour Party spent more than Conservatives in 2022
By Chas GeigerBBC News
The Labour Party significantly outspent the Conservatives Last Year , financial accounts released by the Electoral Commission show.
Labour's spending totalled £44. 45m, with The Party 's income up 3. 5% on 2021, despite lower membership numbers.
Meanwhile, the Conservatives' spending was £33. 06m, with income down 3. 3%, and money from donors to The Party falling by £2. 4m.
The Liberal Democrats spent £6. 7m, while SNP expenditure totalled £5. 05m.
The Commission is an independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance across the UK. It has published the accounts of parties with income or spending above £250,000, which numbered 18 in 2022.
Labour recorded a £2. 7m surplus, raising £47. 2m, even as it lost nearly 25,000 more members, the. In 2021, Sir Keir Starmer 's party recorded a £5. 2m deficit.
By The End of 2022, Labour had 407,445 members, down from 432,213 in 2021, and nearly 125,000 down on its recent peak in 2019 when it was led by Jeremy Corbyn .
The Conservatives lost £2. 3m in 2022 during what The Party 's annual accounts described as a " turbulent year". Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister In July , to be succeeded by Liz Truss , who herself stepped down in October.
The Party raised £30. 7m in income, but saw money from donors falling compared with 2021. A report from The Party treasurer blamed this partly on " donor pledges moving into 2023".
Northern Ireland spendingThe Tories do not publish membership figures, but their income from membership fees fell slightly from £1. 99m to £1. 97m.
The SNP.
The Green Party of England and Wales raised £3. 15m and spent £3. 23m.
Plaid Cymru had income of £970,000 and expenditure of £942,000.
In Northern Ireland , Sinn Fein outspent the Democratic Unionists with expenditure of £1. 19m and income of £1. 53m. The DUP spent £488,000 and raised £426,000, less than The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 's £522,000.
Reform UK, led by Richard Tice and formerly the Brexit Party , spent £949,000, 37% More Than the £692,000 it brought in.
Louise Edwards, director of regulation and digital transformation at The Commission , said: " We Are committed to making sure political funding is transparent.
" Larger parties spend and receive considerable sums of money so it's important that information on their finances is accessible to The Public . Publishing their accounts allows voters to see how parties are funded and choose to spend their money. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
