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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tory donor whose mum put boris johnson up rent free gets 12 7m government deal | History Defined

A Tory donor whose mum has been putting Boris Johnson up rent-free for months has been handed a Government contract worth £12.7million.

Jo Bamford, son of JCB mogul Lord Bamford and Lady Bamford, bought ailing coach manufacturer Wrightbus in 2021.

It will receive £6.4million of taxpayers’ cash, plus £6.3million from auto industry bodies, to develop batteries for electric buses.

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