6 Mar 2020

Jami-Lee Ross accuses National of taking foreign donations

From Morning Report, 6:51 am on 6 March 2020

Former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross has used Parliamentary privilege to accuse his former party of receiving "large amounts of foreign donations" linked to the Chinese Communist Party.

Speaking in the debating chamber, the independent MP called on National to return about $150,000 which he said he'd learned originated from China.

A spokesperson for National said the party did not know what Ross was referring to. Ross and three Auckland businessmen are facing charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office over donations to National all have pleaded not guilty.