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Coalition faces nepotism claim

DAVID CAMERON has been accused of nepotism after a former Tory donor was handed a key education post in the Coalition Government and nominated for a peerage.

Venture capitalist John Nash, who has donated £182,000 to the Tories since 2006, was confirmed as schools minister and will be ennobled. His firm, Sovereign Capital, has also made millions in contracts from the Department for Work and Pensions.

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