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Cross-Party / Dark Money — UK Political Donors This file covers money in UK politics that crosses party lines or is deliberately opaque. Key Categories Unincorporated Associations Unincorporated associations are the main vehicle for "dark money" in UK politics...

Gary Lubner — Labour Donor (Oval Group) Full name: Gary Lubner Approx total donated (2024-2026): £1.5-3 million (via Oval, his insurance/money services company) Source of wealth: Founder/CEO of Oval (financial services, insurance technology); also involvement ...

GMB — Labour Union Donor Full name: GMB (Britain's General Union) Approx total donated (2024-2026): £1.5-2.5 million Type: Trade union Why they donate: Represents public sector and private sector workers across a wide range of industries. Seeks to influence La...

John Mills — Labour Donor & Businessman Full name: John Mills Approx total donated (2024-2026): £4-5 million Source of wealth: Founder of JML (JML Group, televised consumer goods company); estimated wealth £150-200 million Why they donate: Long-standing Labour...

David Sainsbury — Labour's Biggest Individual Donor Full name: David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville Approx total donated (2024-2026): £8-10 million Source of wealth: Former chairman of Sainsbury's supermarket chain; family fortune estimated at £1.5 bil...

UNISON — Labour Union Donor Full name: UNISON (Public Service Union) Approx total donated (2024-2026): £1-2 million Type: Trade union Why they donate: Britain's largest public sector union. Seeks to protect public services, defend pay and conditions, and influ...

Unite the Union — Labour's Largest Union Funder Full name: Unite the Union Approx total donated (2024-2026): £3-5 million (via affiliation fees, direct donations, and campaign support) Type: Trade union — Labour's largest union affiliate Why they donate: Repre...

Avi Lasarow — Associate & Donor to Nigel Farage Semantic Summary Avi Lasarow is a minor figure in Reform UK's donor network — a South African businessman who gifted Nigel Farage three boxing match tickets valued at £1,749, registered in Farage's MP declaration...

Ben Delo — Reform UK Donor (BitMEX Founder) Semantic Summary Ben Delo is a British mathematician and Oxford graduate who co-founded cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX and has donated £4 million to Reform UK — a sum that has drawn intense scrutiny given...

Fiona Cottrell — Reform UK Donor Semantic Summary Fiona Cottrell is an aristocratic Reform UK donor whose estimated £500K-1 million contributions embody the contradiction between the party's anti-establishment rhetoric and its establishment funding sources. A ...

Jeremy Hosking — Reform UK Donor & Major Brexit Funder Semantic Summary Jeremy Hosking is a City asset manager (founder of Hosking Partners) who has donated £2-4 million to Reform UK and its Brexit Party predecessor, forming one-third of the trio (with Harborn...

Nick Candy — Reform UK Donor Semantic Summary Nick Candy is a luxury property developer (co-founder of the Candy Brothers, developers of One Hyde Park) with an estimated wealth of £200-300 million who has donated £1-3 million to Reform UK and serves as the par...

Reform UK — Overview of Donor Structure & Patterns Semantic Summary This overview documents Reform UK's donor structure as of mid-2026: total 2025 donations of approximately £19 million in the party's biggest fundraising year, with 70-75% of all income since 2...

Richard Tice — Reform UK Donor & Party Figure Semantic Summary Richard Tice, Reform UK MP for Boston & Skegness and former party leader, has self-funded approximately £1-3 million into the party he helped architect from its Brexit Party origins. His wealth der...

Zia Yusuf — Reform UK's Biggest Funder Semantic Summary Zia Yusuf is Reform UK's largest donor and party chairman — an unprecedented concentration of financial and operational power in a single individual. A British Muslim tech entrepreneur who co-founded a Sa...

Mick Davis — Liberal Democrats' Biggest Donor Full name: Mick Davis (Sir Michael Davis) Approx total donated (2024-2026): £1-2 million Source of wealth: Mining industry — former CEO of Xstrata (global mining giant). Estimated wealth £100m+. Why they donate: Su...

Alexander Temerko — Conservative Donor (Ex-Yukos) Full name: Alexander Temerko Approx total donated (2024-2026): £600k-1.2 million (lifetime total over £3m) Source of wealth: Former Russian oil executive. Worked for Yukos under Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Became Bri...

Frank Hester — Conservative's Biggest Individual Donor Full name: Frank Hester OBE Approx total donated (2024-2026): £10-15 million Source of wealth: Founder and CEO of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) — Leeds-based healthcare software company that provides the S...