Over the past 48 hours the Lefties have been whining and getting hysterical over the £72M donated to Reform, and this morning Gobby had something to say about donations.   Rayner said that Labour could ban huge political donations after 2 crypto-billionaires handed Reform £72m.   Okay Ginge but what about all the huge donations to Labour made by the Unions?  And very wealthy donors such as David Sainsbury aka Baron Sainsbury of Turville and Lord Alli?  Both honoured by Labour - ergo cash for honours?  Will their enormous donations be curtailed in future too? Info from the Electoral Commission: “This page presents all officially disclosed donations over £1k to Labour since 2010, grouped by donor to show total contributions over time. All figures are based on official disclosures published by the Electoral Commission. How much has Labour received in donations? Labour has received £368,422,723.84 in total donations from 11508 documented donations. Who are the top donors to Labour? The top donors to Labour are: House of Commons (£93,482,615.56), Unite the Union (£52,863,405.53), UNISON (£27,954,012.78), GMB (£26,509,609.90), and Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) (£23,290,029.17). ****Who is the biggest overall donor to Labour? The biggest overall donor to Labour is House of Commons with total donations of £93,482,615.56.**** Who has made the most donations to Labour? Unite the Union has made the most donations to Labour with 892 separate donations totaling £52,863,405.53. Donors for Labour ranked: * #1 Trade union £150,086,650.23 #2 Individual £64,509,997.55 #3 Public fund £62,840,205.87 #4 Other £49,579,803.20 #5 Company £26,333,034.27 #6 Unincorporated Association £10,561,587.31 #7 Limited Liability Partnership £3,257,058.09 #8 Registered Political Party £867,837.69 #9 Friendly Society £269,938.21 #10 Trust £116,611.42 ****House of Commons donations.🤷🏻‍♀️ What are they and where does the money come from?**** I didn’t know this: “Today many Labour MPs come from trade union backgrounds or have close links to unions. In fact, you must be a member of a Not trade union to be eligible to seek selection as a Labour candidate, unless for some reason you have been prevented from doing so.” Still a closed shop then … and not at all democratic!

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