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    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour secures £2mn donation from Lord David Sainsbury

      Former chair of eponymous supermarket chain resumes funding the party after its return to the centre ground

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Recruitment mogul emerges as major donor to UK Labour party

      New database shows Peter Hearn has donated over £1mn to the opposition party over the past decade

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Labour calls on Johnson to sack Elliot as Conservative co-chair

      PM accused of allowing businessman to blur lines between private activities and public responsibilities

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Tory chair failed to disclose client ties with Middle East envoys

      More concerns that Ben Elliot is blurring line between commercial and political activities

    • Friday, 6 August, 2021
      Tory donors use PR firm part-owned by chief fundraiser Ben Elliot

      FT reveals three major party donors that have hired company co-founded by Conservative co-chair

    • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
      Tory chair accused of mixing business and political interests

      Former MP says Ben Elliot did not reveal party donor was client of his concierge service

    • Monday, 2 August, 2021
      Tories defend fundraising amid controversy over secret donors’ club

      Conservative party hits back at Labour calls to publish details of exclusive ‘Advisory Board’

    • Monday, 2 August, 2021
      New claims raise questions over Tory donor’s Russian business links

      Mohamed Amersi disputes claims $4m payment came from company owned by Putin’s then telecoms minister

    • Sunday, 1 August, 2021
      Labour urges Tories to reveal members of secretive donor club

      Conservative party insists government policy is not influenced by ‘Advisory Board’

    • Friday, 30 July, 2021
      Elite Tory donors club holds secret meetings with Johnson and Sunak

      Conservative ‘Advisory Board’ is part of co-chair Ben Elliot’s mission to modernise governing party’s fundraising efforts

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      Property donors provide one-quarter of funds given to Tory party

      UK governing party has received nearly £18m from donors with property interests in the past two years

    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
      Scottish National Party
      Police announce probe of Scottish National party finances

      Complaints allege that money raised for independence referendum campaign was spent on other things

    • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
      The Big Read
      The donor, the Russian deals and the Conservative money machine

      Mohamed Amersi, a major donor, is involved in a legal fight over a proposal that would extend his influence within the UK’s ruling party

    • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
      City boss gave Tories £500,000 days after joining House of Lords

      Timing of donation by Peter Cruddas draws fresh accusations of ‘sleaze’ from Labour

    • Saturday, 1 August, 2020
      Latest Lords appointment raises questions over party donors

      FT analysis reveals that 22 peers appointed to upper chamber have donated to UK’s three main political parties

    • Thursday, 27 February, 2020
      Conservatives hit election record of £37.4m in big donations

      Boris Johnson’s party received three times more than Labour in run-up to last year’s vote

    • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
      Conservatives attract 7 times more in big donations than Labour

      Hargreaves Lansdown founder and GMB union top week’s donors to parties’ election efforts

    • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
      UK general election
      Tories rake in near £6m in big donations in first week of campaign

      Largest donation this month came from theatre producer John Gore, who gave £1m

    • Thursday, 8 August, 2019
      Labour Party UK
      Labour party loses 45,000 members in 2018

      Opposition party still bigger than other main parties combined

    • Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
      Boris Johnson
      Boris Johnson’s pulling power raises record campaign funds

      Conservative favourite eclipses Jeremy Hunt as donations hit £700,000 in past year

    • Wednesday, 12 June, 2019
      Brexit party UK
      Brexit party risks breaking electoral law, watchdog warns

      Electoral Commission says fundraising structure could expose party to illegal contributions

    • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
      Conservative party donors flee amid Brexit paralysis

      Tory backers hold off from contributing while Theresa May remains prime minister

    • Friday, 10 May, 2019
      Leading Conservative backer switches support to Brexit party

      City financier Jeremy Hosking donates £200,000 to Nigel Farage’s new group

    • Sunday, 28 April, 2019
      UK political party conferences
      Sturgeon courts SNP critics with social justice commission

      Delegates overrule first minister to demand more urgent approach to new currency

    • Tuesday, 5 February, 2019
      News in-depthUK politics & policy
      Downing Street tries to defuse Tory anger over election talk

      MPs express incredulity at suggestion but some activists are keen for battle with Labour

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