THE North Ayrshire Conservative and Unionist Association are under fire after an alleged dodgy donation. 

Ross Greer MSP has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament asking the party to explain a £100,000 donation made in April 2016 by the now defunct Irvine Unionist Club. 

By law, any unincorporated association donating over £25,000 to political parties must be formally registered as a donor.

It has been revealed that the Irvine Unionist Club, which no longer exists, was never a registered political donor.

Additionally, the investigation found that North Ayrshire Conservatives’ Treasurer Bryan Gossman claimed that most of the donation went directly to the central party in Edinburgh.

Ross Greer, MSP for the West of Scotland, demanded clarity from North Ayrshire Tories saying: “We need the Tories and their local MSP Jamie Greene, to come clean about this donation and answer questions.

"Where did the money come from?

"What was it used for? Why was the donor not registered?”

“In a democracy we have a right to transparency in political donations, this protects us from having a system in which rich interests can influence the system from behind a veil of secrecy.

"The current system is not fit for purpose- it’s laughable that it should take an investigation by journalists to unveil something that raises so many questions.

"The Government need to bring in a new system quickly.”

A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: “All donations to the Scottish Conservatives are properly and transparently declared to the Electoral Commission, published by them, and comply fully with the law.

"We have not been contacted by the Electoral Commission on this matter."

More to come.