UK - Rod Aldridge, chairman of Capita, has decided to step down over his decision to lend £1m to the Labour party, claiming speculation that it resulted in the group winning government contracts were "spurious". Capita is the parent company of Capita Hartshead, the pension administration company.
Aldrige is reportedly one of 12 donors who lent the party almost £14m before the 2005 general election. He said: “At present, the group’s reputation is being questioned because of my personal d...
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