Still pay back time for Lord Paul.

David, Poole,

Also gives an indication of the people that have benefitted most from this Labour government. Labour politicians of old would turn in the graves in the way that this New Labour has completely left the working population to fend for themselves .... and to subsidise the rich / powerful / foreign.

Tom, Belfast,

What happened to cash for honours and caps on big donations? Buried under the Brown bandwagon it would appear.

Oscar Miller, London,

Yes Maggie he already has a Knighthood. Perhaps he has a social conscience and wants to show his support for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party over the wealthy but light weight and shallow David Cameron Conservatives.

Gary Stewart, London,

So a billionaire , who uses his non-domicile status to avoid taxation, wants to fund the Labour party which sees tax raising as one of its core policies and believes. Very Labour: do as I say, not as I do. Lord Paul shares his principles with Greoffrey Robinson and Tess Jowells' ex-husband, happily using oofshore trusts.

John James, eastbourne, england

I wonder what Lord Paul has to gain by doing this?

Judy , Liverpool, england

Whats he going to get in return. More than a pointless peerage I bet!
The further a monkey goes up a tree the more of it's arse it shows you.
Let them wallow in it.

Douglas, Crawley, UK

I would not want to be bought by an industralist. It is like the USA now, where's democracy?
An election should not cost anything like this. It is media hype.
a few proper speeches with the 'truth', what ?, we don't want any of that.
I wonder how many of Mr Brown's 'friends' are tax exiles/living off Government consultancy budgets or aiming to do so.

Oldhenry, Leicester, England

Lord Paul represents a threat to democracy with his £1bn . But don't expect Gordon 'pension thief' Brown to refuse it.

Dave, Hereford, Herefordshire

Was it UKIP that had all sorts of trouble over a donation by a non-resident? Or was he a non-registered voter?

Victor, NW Kent, Swanley, Kent

Presumably any limitation on the size of individual donors will not be introduced until some time after the Labour Party has filled its boots.

Andrew Smith, Epping, UK

Good luck to Lord Paul - he does have his peerage, but he showed his philathropic nature by saving London Zoo and now he wants to help fund the Labour Party. Is there connection here?

Rodney Barker, Gainsborough, England U.K.

No no, its in return for the honour. There is now no shortage of schemes the Labour party can call upon, cash for honours, cash for access, cash for questions. Infact as we speak Lord Levy is busy devising the latest scam; something along the lines of setting up a stall on the corner of Whitehall and Parliament Square hawking everything from knighthoods to curry powder. Just how much influence does the Indian establishment have over this Government?

Rob Hicks, Johannesburg, South Africa

I am just at a loss to understand why a non domicile who I assume can not vote? is allowed to fund a political party to this extent.

If we are not careful this countries democracy is going to go the same way as the US where the only thing that matters is how much money you can raise.

Michael Broom Smith, Bromyard, UK

that MUST be worth an honour of some sort. Just hope its a waste of money.

Roderick Crawford, kettering,

Martin - given that the Tories outspent Labour in the past three general elections, no it doesn't...

James, London, England

His Lordship's phlilanthropy might be better served by helping the poverty-stricken millions in India rather than the power-hungry in the Labour party.

Rick, Greater London, England

It also goes to show how money shields you from the misery some are suffering due to Gordon Browns policies.
Can't he see what's happening to the country ?
What has this billionaire got to gain from Brown ?
He already has his Lordship !!!

Maggie Millington, Brittany , France

Just goes to show that money can buy you anything.

Martin, Shropshire,