Topic Originator: Buspasspar
Date: Thu 5 Dec 17:41
Is there a common denominator here ??
Donations to the Conservative Party far outstripped those to the other parties in the third week of the election campaign.
From 20 to 26 November, the Tories reported donations totalling £3.59m, the Electoral Commission said.
Every party is obliged to report any donation over £7,500 to the commission.
Here's a breakdown of what the other parties received in week three:
Labour - £521,909
Liberal Democrats - £509,998
Green Party - £100,000
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - £15,000
Brexit Party - no donations over £7,500
SNP - no donations over £7,500
The biggest donation in this period was of £1m from financial services businessman Peter Hargreaves, a staunch advocate of the UK leaving the EU.
The 73-year-old tycoon Peter Hargreaves who co-founded investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown and reportedly has an Embraer Legacy 500 private jet, said last year he'd bet his entire £3bn wealth that "we would get free trade" with Europe after a no-deal Brexit.
He gave £3.2m to Nigel Farage's Leave.EU campaign in 2016.
During the referendum campaign in May 2016 he said Brexit "will be like Dunkirk again", adding: "We will get out there and we will be become incredibly successful because we will be insecure again.
"And insecurity is fantastic."
Hargreaves’ donation is the joint highest amount given to the Conservatives in this election. John Gore, a developer, producer and distributor of Broadway theatre, gave the same amount to the party last month.
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