Keir Starmer’s party received a total of £926,908 in the first week, according to the Electoral Commission. Labour received more donations than the Conservatives in the first week of the campaign, including £500,000 from the producer of Love Actually and Notting Hill, figures show. Donors gave Labour £926,908, but only £574,918 to the Tories in the week starting with the dissolution of parliament on 30 May, according to Electoral Commission records. It marks a return to political donations for Kenworthy, who gave David Miliband £5,000 towards his campaign for the Labour leadership in 2010. Details of donations made in the general election campaign will be published twice more before polling day, covering the period up to 19 June.

Source: The Guardian June 14, 2024 18:12 UTC