article_snippet.sent: A Labour parliamentary candidate says A Labour parliamentary candidate felt no shame in accepting a £1,000 donation from Blair, despite campaigning heavily against Iraq War.
article_snippet.sent: Rupa Huq, who is standing for Ed Miliband’s party in a key marginal seat in west London, said fellow candidates who had turned down the cash were ‘sticking fellow candidates who had turned down the cash noses up’ at Blair.
article_snippet.sent: Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) says Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) felt no shame in accepting a £1,000 donation from Blair, despite campaigning heavily against Iraq War .
article_snippet.sent: Blair made £1,000 donations to 106 local campaigns in target seats across the country in March, only for some Labour candidates to reject the money, with one saying Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) could not accept the money because of Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) moral objections to Iraq War.
article_snippet.sent: University lecturer Ms Huq, who is running to be MP for Ealing Central and Acton, actively campaigned against Iraq War, boasting about the fact on a page of pledges on Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) website - but has not returned the money to Blair.
article_snippet.sent: When asked whether Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) felt any shame for accepting the money from the Prime Minister that led Britain into war, Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) said Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) was ‘not in a position’ to be able to return the cash.
article_snippet.sent: Labour parliamentary candidate Rupa Huq (left) said:
article_snippet.sent: pictured, right, campaigning with Eddie Izzard, left) said fellow candidates who had turned down the cash were ‘sticking fellow candidates who had turned down the cash noses up’ at Blair .
article_snippet.sent: But at the same time Ms Huq’s accepting money from Tony Blair.
article_snippet.sent: In March, former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell publicly attacked Labour candidates turning down donations from Tony Blair, calling Labour candidates 'attention-seeking'.
article_snippet.sent: Writing on Twitter former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell said: 'To attention seeking candidates rejected TB money 1.
highlights_snippet.sent: Labour candidate Rupa Huq accepted £1,000 from Blair earlier this year .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Labour candidate Rupa Huq campaigned heavily against Iraq War but said: 'Elections cost money'
  Three colleagues turned down cash from former Prime Minister in March .
  