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A growing controversy around Lord Waheed Alli’s donations to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria risks tarnishing the new government, while propelling the normally discreet Labour donor into the public eye. Lucy Fisher discusses the saga with Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard. Plus, the panel is joined by chief business correspondent Michael O’Dwyer as business leaders warn that the UK government’s tax-raising plans and negativity about its economic inheritance risk undermining its efforts to boost private sector investment.Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Stephen @stephenkb, Jim @PickardJE, Michael @_MODwyerWant more?  Labour denies ‘transparency’ issue after clothing donation to Keir Starmer’s wifeWaheed Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s squeaky clean imageUK government borrowing overshoots in blow to Rachel ReevesWhy has Sue Gray’s salary stoked unease and vicious briefings?Lib Dems to press Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on banks and wealthySign