UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge
- British politics is increasingly being funded by individual billionaires with a wave of mega-donations having flooded into UK political parties over the past two parliaments.
- A total of £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals.
- The figures from the IPPR thinktank show how big money is playing an ever more influential role in Westminster, with a particular rise in mega-donations of more than £1m.
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- British politics is increasingly being funded by individual billionaires with a wave of mega-donations having flooded into UK political parties over the past two parliaments.
- A total of £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals.
- The figures from the IPPR thinktank show how big money is playing an ever more influential role in Westminster, with a particular rise in mega-donations of more than £1m.
Sources: Guardian