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Topic: Re:Can't remember who.
Posted by: John Hawkes
Date/Time: 26/05/26 13:29:00

Mr Ainsworth

'"for many people, it just looks odd that somebody handed a politician £5million.".

But does it look more odd than donations by the Unions to the Labour Party albeit they are beginning to think it's a waste of money.

'Labour’s biggest union backer has cut its annual donation to the party by more than £500,000 in a major blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership'.

Here are those individuals and Unions who funded Labour's Election campaign -

Biggest individual donors:

Reginald Collins £350,000.00
Maqbool Ahmed £75,180.00
Richard Swann £50,000.00
Amin Hemani £50,000.00
Waheed Alli £35,000.00
Jason Stockwood £20,000.00
Robert Latham £15,000.00
Jennifer Clifton £10,000.00
Robert Latham £5,000.00
Gordon Dalyell £5,000.00
Antony Gormley £4,500.00
Martin Littler £3,000.00
Ian McLaughlin £2,500.00

and biggest Union benefactors -

Unite £414,610.52
Unison £347,562.68
GMB £229,448
CWU £101,205.93
ASLEF £28,404.29
USDAW £16,827
FBU £11,725.00
CTU £11,541.79

and even PLCs (many looking to hold leverage over l'il Red Ed !?

Labour Together £98,726.32
SSE PLC £22,400
Scotia Gas Networks Limited £4,400.00
PG Paper Company Limited £3,928
London Hotel Group Limited £3,750.00
Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited £3,200.00
Invicta Public Affairs £3,000

So let's not think Reform is the only Party willing to accept corporate or quasi-corporate support.

Meanwhile -

'Burnham is expected to get significant union backing and has already been given a modest £20,000 by some of them. He could get endorsements and support from Unite and Unison, which have called for Starmer’s administration to be more true to Labour values'.

I assume there are rules governing Party funding and financial electoral support.

Doubtless Farage and Burnham will be playing by the rules.

And even Red Ange has been cleared by HMRC so she's got c.40K to spend !


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Now we know why jimmy crankey resigned25/05/26 23:12:00 Andy Pike
   Re:Now we know why jimmy crankey resigned26/05/26 00:43:00 David Ainsworth
      Re:Re:Now we know why jimmy crankey resigned26/05/26 08:28:00 Robert Wheeler
         Reply26/05/26 09:46:00 Martine Guy
            Reply26/05/26 09:48:00 Michael Ixer
               Re:Reply26/05/26 10:26:00 John Hawkes
                  Reply26/05/26 12:35:00 Michael Ixer
                     Re:Reply26/05/26 13:03:00 John Hawkes
            Re:Reply26/05/26 10:37:00 Elizabeth Balsom
               Reply26/05/26 11:06:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Reply26/05/26 11:16:00 Steven Rose
                     Re:Re:Reply26/05/26 11:21:00 John Hawkes
               Re:Re:Reply26/05/26 15:29:00 John Hawkes
         Can't remember who.26/05/26 11:33:00 David Ainsworth
            Re:Can't remember who.26/05/26 11:46:00 David Ainsworth
               Re:Re:Can't remember who.26/05/26 12:37:00 Robert Wheeler
                  Re:Re:Re:Can't remember who and not bothered26/05/26 13:25:00 David Ainsworth
            Re:Can't remember who.26/05/26 13:29:00 John Hawkes
               Reply26/05/26 14:03:00 Michael Ixer
                  Re:Reply26/05/26 15:15:00 John Hawkes
                     Reply26/05/26 15:35:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Reply26/05/26 15:53:00 John Hawkes
                  Re:Reply26/05/26 15:38:00 David Ainsworth

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