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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Tory donor lord bamford funds helicopter flight for nigel farage - What They Never Told You

Anthony Bamford stands with Boris Johnson in a London square; he is holding his hands out and is gesticulating while Johnson appears to be tidying his shirt and tie. Both men wear dark suits and white shirts.
Anthony Bamford, left, seen here with Boris Johnson in October 2021, has given millions to the Tories and even funded Johnson’s accommodation after he left office. Photograph: Alamy

A firm run by the major Conservative donor Anthony Bamford has funded a £8,000 helicopter trip for the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage.

Lord Bamford, who sat as a Conservative peer until his retirement from the House of Lords this year, has given millions of pounds to the Tories and been a close ally of Boris Johnson – funding the former prime minister’s accommodation after he left office.

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