Labour Raises £10m More Than Tories Ahead of Election
Significant donations from green donors and hedge funds boost Labour's campaign funds to £26.1 million.
- Labour received £26.1 million in donations between April and June, compared to £16.1 million for the Conservatives.
- Quadrature Capital, a hedge fund, contributed £4 million to Labour, marking its first political donation.
- Dale Vince's Ecotricity donated £2 million to Labour, with Vince previously supporting environmental causes like Just Stop Oil.
- Frank Hester, embroiled in a controversy over racist remarks, was the largest donor to the Conservatives with £5 million.
- The Liberal Democrats raised £5.3 million, Reform UK £2.6 million, and the Green Party £300,000 during the same period.