Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2024 0:12:12 GMT
Over a third of Labour donations at the last general election were from donors who previously gave money to other parties, Byline Times can reveal.
A record £9.6 million was donated to Labour to fund its successful election landslide in July, but the sources of that war chest radically changed from past elections as the party tried to make up for faltering support from trade unions.
Only £2.4 million came from the party’s 11 affiliated trade unions. In every election since 2015, that figure has been £4 million or more (it peaked at £5 million in 2017 and 2019), even when the total raised was significantly less than the most recent election. In 2015, Labour raised just over £6m, in 2017, £4 million, and 2019, just over £5 million in total donations.
A record £9.6 million was donated to Labour to fund its successful election landslide in July, but the sources of that war chest radically changed from past elections as the party tried to make up for faltering support from trade unions.
Only £2.4 million came from the party’s 11 affiliated trade unions. In every election since 2015, that figure has been £4 million or more (it peaked at £5 million in 2017 and 2019), even when the total raised was significantly less than the most recent election. In 2015, Labour raised just over £6m, in 2017, £4 million, and 2019, just over £5 million in total donations.
Byline Times