Here are the largest cash donations accepted by the Conservatives and Labour since January 2023, according to the latest available data published by the Electoral Commission.
Conservative:
– £10 million: Lord John Sainsbury (bequest by former chairman and president of Sainsbury’s), accepted September 12 2023
– £5 million: Frank Hester (chief executive of software company The Phoenix Partnership), accepted May 16 2023
– £5 million: The Phoenix Partnership, accepted November 1 2023
– £5 million: The Phoenix Partnership, accepted January 17 2024
– £5 million: Mohamed Mansour (chairman of Mansour Group of businesses), accepted January 23 2023
– £2 million: Graham Edwards (chairman of property company Telereal Trillium and Conservative Party treasurer), accepted January 27 2023*
– £2 million: Amit Lohia (vice-chairman of Indorama Corporation of businesses), accepted March 29 2023
– £1 million: Alan Howard (co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management hedge fund company), accepted May 2 2023
*Mr Edwards also made a non-cash donation of administration services to the value of £2 million that was accepted on September 30 2023
Labour:
– £3 million: Lord David Sainsbury (former chairman of Sainsbury’s), accepted April 6 2023
– £2.2 million: Gary Lubner (former chief executive of vehicle glass repair group Belron), accepted May 30 2023
– £1 million: Ecotricity Limited (energy supplier), accepted November 23 2023
– £1 million: Ecotricity Limited, accepted February 20 2024
– £1 million: Fran Perrin (founder and director of the Indigo Trust), accepted December 1 2023