The Tories engaged in similar practices, before and after that scandal. Literally every Tory treasurer ascends to the Lords, together with lots of party donors,

The Tories engaged in similar practices, before and after that scandal. Literally every Tory treasurer ascends to the Lords, together with lots of party donors, and Boris Johnson even got in his chum Lebedev despite opposition from the security apparatus. That's why that scandal is never mentioned nowadays: because things got even worse after 2010.