Tax letter business leaders gave £2.5m to Tories

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Signatories to a Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given nearly £500,000 to the Conservative party.

UPDATE 14.55:

Thanks to our commenter, Henry, who pointed out that, “LFF are only scratching the surface with their list. You need to look at the companies.”

Companies run by the signatories have given an additional £2 million bringing the total donations from tax letter signatories to a stunning £2,484,804. Going through the list it turns out that:

• Aggregate Industries have given £100,500

• JCB have given £616,010 in cash donations and £118,177 non-cash donations

• Bestway Cash & Carry have given £28,852

• Harris Ventures (Lord Harris’ company) have given £1,160,730 in cash donations and £25,135.59 in non-cash donations

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Signatories to today’s letter in the Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given close to half a million pounds to the Conservative party.

The following signatories have made donations to the Conservative party covered on the Electoral Commission register:

• Anthony Bamford has given £86,249.

• Aidan Heavey has given £5,500

• Christopher Gent has given £105,400

• Simon Wolfson has given £238,250

Among the other signatories, Lord Harris of Peckham takes the Conservative whip in the Lords.

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122 Responses to “Tax letter business leaders gave £2.5m to Tories”

  1. Harry

    I think the point is that a lot of these supposedly independent businessmen have given money or have links with the Conservative party. Cutting camera-on comes on TV and says this a defining moment but this is just tory spin, the real headline should be “Shock horror: Tory supporters, support a Tory policy” or “Tories prefer to cut business taxes and public services”

  2. Martin McIvor

    RT @leftfootfwd: UPDATE: Including companies run by Telegraph tax letter signatories, total Tory donation is £2.5m http://bit.ly/ajXcKW

  3. Steven M

    Billy Blofeld, do you just follow the articles on this website to jump in and show you’re more of a tory lap dog then the rest of the tory blogosphere? Does eric pickles give you sweets when you perform a task well?

    You should get out more…

  4. Billy Blofeld

    @Steven M

    No – do you? I only comment on the interesting articles on LFF.

    I’m not a Tory.

    I’d like to give Eric Pickles a slap – the Heir-To-Prescott. To be fair, I’d like to give Prescott a much bigger slap.

    P.S. I am amused to see you can get your knickers so easily in a twist.

    Right – I’m finishing work now and I’m off to the pub. Night ladies.

  5. Roy Bailey

    RT @thedancingflea: RT @leftfootfwd: UPDATE: Including companies run by Telegraph tax letter signatories, total Tory donation is £2.5m http://bit.ly/ajXcKW

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