Who are the biggest donors bankrolling Reform, Labour and the Tories? The Independent looks at the individuals pouring millions of pounds into Britain’s political parties The Independent UK · Sep 14
Andy Burnham slammed for 'breaking promise' to campaigner on donations cap ANDY Burnham has been slated for U-turning on a promise he made to a campaigner to cap political donations. The National (Scotland) · Aug 27
Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
Reform UK receives millions from crypto billionaires and foreign donors as donations soar Donors based abroad now face a cap of £100,000 a year on the amount they can give to political parties The Independent UK · Jun 4
Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6 Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers The Guardian - UK · May 15
Brentford confirm new investment as two directors appointed Bees welcomed high-profile investors in the summer Evening Standard · Mar 2
'Christmas day was a painful reminder of the family I don’t have' A brunch for philanthropists raises £75K for our appeal — and becomes unexpectedly emotional Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025
‘I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants’ As This Day donates £900K to our campaign taking the total raised to £1.4M, we reveal how the Scottish Refugee Council helped an unaccompanied child who came with nothing Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Who are Brentford's new investors? Bees get Hollywood takeover to boost ambitions plans British filmmaker Sir Matthew Vaughn and philanthropist and businessman Gary Lubner become minority shareholders Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025
Thank you London! Our Winter Appeal races past £3 million — and gets Sadiq’s support Mayor calls on Londoners to ‘dig deep’ as This Day Foundation gives an extra £755,000 Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
Who’s funding the forthcoming election? From supermarket heirs to entrepreneurs Individual donors have been dwindling in their support of the Tories and flocking to Labour – with some even switching sides The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024
Secretive Labour group receives record donations from hedge fund billionaire A SECRETIVE and influential Labour group has received a record-breaking amount of political donations in 2024 ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 2, 2024
Labour boosts election war chest with record quarter for funding Donations and funds in second quarter were £10.4m, including £3m from David Sainsbury and £2.2m from business tycoon Gary Lubner The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Labour enjoys boost to election war chest as Tories recover from 2022 turmoil Labour has raised almost £12 million already this year, while the Conservatives have received £22 million in donations. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 Tories raise £12m in three months thanks to boost from billionaire treasurer Conservative donations far outstripped those to rival parties, but Labour has been promised £5 million before the next election.
The Week · Jun 7, 2023 Gary Lubner: Keir Starmer’s new South African mega-donor A South African car glass tycoon is set to become one of Labour’s biggest donors, after it was revealed Gary Lubner could give as much as £5 million to the party ahead of the next election.
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023 Labour’s election war chest boosted by £5m megadonor Gary Lubner, who made hundreds of millions of pounds running the company behind Autoglass, hopes his support will keep Labour in power ‘for a long time’