"Conservative shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat said it was important to ensure "we do not end up with a sort of Americanisation of politics where money just sort of runs free".
He said people should be able to support the democratic movements they wished but added that "what we've got to be careful about is where different industries, where different financial sources raise questions".
Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokeswoman Lisa Smart said there should be emergency legislation to cap campaign donations and spending.
She said: "No politician should be able to buy the keys to Number 10.""
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