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| One of the biggest single donors of Vote Leave has been identified as a former British National party member on a leaked list, it has emerged. | One of the biggest single donors of Vote Leave has been identified as a former British National party member on a leaked list, it has emerged. |
| Gladys Bramall, 87, from the West Midlands, has given the campaign £600,000, according to Electoral Commission records released on Tuesday. | Gladys Bramall, 87, from the West Midlands, has given the campaign £600,000, according to Electoral Commission records released on Tuesday. |
| A leaked list of BNP members from 2008 includes her name. According to Buzzfeed News, she said she must have been signed up by her late husband, Leonard Bramall, a BNP supporter. | |
| The link could be embarrassing for the Vote Leave campaign, which has sought to distance itself from accusations of racism among its more extreme elements. | The link could be embarrassing for the Vote Leave campaign, which has sought to distance itself from accusations of racism among its more extreme elements. |
| Brexit campaigners have raised more funds than their remain rivals, according to the last set of published figures before Thursday’s vote in the EU referendum. | Brexit campaigners have raised more funds than their remain rivals, according to the last set of published figures before Thursday’s vote in the EU referendum. |
| Pro-leave campaigns have received around £16m and groups on the remain side around £12m, the elections watchdog said today. | Pro-leave campaigns have received around £16m and groups on the remain side around £12m, the elections watchdog said today. |
| On Monday, the Guardian disclosed that a Vote Leave board member resigned after promoting anti-Muslim material on social media. Arabella Arkwright, a businesswoman, shared an image of a white girl in the middle of a group of people wearing burqas saying: “Britain 2050: why didn’t you stop them Grandad?” She denied any wrongdoing. | On Monday, the Guardian disclosed that a Vote Leave board member resigned after promoting anti-Muslim material on social media. Arabella Arkwright, a businesswoman, shared an image of a white girl in the middle of a group of people wearing burqas saying: “Britain 2050: why didn’t you stop them Grandad?” She denied any wrongdoing. |
| Vote Leave also received a £1m donation from Conservative donor Diana Van Nievelt Price. She once paid £440,000 for a portrait of Baroness Thatcher at a Tory fund-raising ball. | Vote Leave also received a £1m donation from Conservative donor Diana Van Nievelt Price. She once paid £440,000 for a portrait of Baroness Thatcher at a Tory fund-raising ball. |
| Other notable gifts in the most recent period included two donations of £100,000 from construction vehicle company JCB, £25,000 from socialite Annabel Goldsmith, the mother of the failed London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith. | Other notable gifts in the most recent period included two donations of £100,000 from construction vehicle company JCB, £25,000 from socialite Annabel Goldsmith, the mother of the failed London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith. |
| The campaign also received £100,000 from the economist Roger Bootle and £100,000 from former Tory treasurer Lord Farmer. | The campaign also received £100,000 from the economist Roger Bootle and £100,000 from former Tory treasurer Lord Farmer. |
| In previous submissions, a majority of Vote Leave donations have come from Tory donors. They include International Motors, run by Lord Emiston, which has given more than £850,000 and Michael Freeman, the property developer, who has given £348,000. Jeremy Hosking, the private equity and Crystal Palace FC investor, has given more than £1m to Vote Leave and £480,000 to the Brexit Express, a campaign to distribute posters across London and other major cities. | In previous submissions, a majority of Vote Leave donations have come from Tory donors. They include International Motors, run by Lord Emiston, which has given more than £850,000 and Michael Freeman, the property developer, who has given £348,000. Jeremy Hosking, the private equity and Crystal Palace FC investor, has given more than £1m to Vote Leave and £480,000 to the Brexit Express, a campaign to distribute posters across London and other major cities. |
| Each of the officially designated lead campaigns – Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe – has been able to spend up to £7m in the 10 weeks leading up to the referendum, while the smaller registered groups can spend up to £700,000. The two main campaigns have received £600,000 in public grants. | Each of the officially designated lead campaigns – Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe – has been able to spend up to £7m in the 10 weeks leading up to the referendum, while the smaller registered groups can spend up to £700,000. The two main campaigns have received £600,000 in public grants. |
| In its last report on donations before the vote on 23 June, the Electoral Commission recorded £2,708,994 in gifts to Vote Leave from 13 May to 9 June, out of a total £3,596,994 given to pro-Brexit groups. | In its last report on donations before the vote on 23 June, the Electoral Commission recorded £2,708,994 in gifts to Vote Leave from 13 May to 9 June, out of a total £3,596,994 given to pro-Brexit groups. |
| This compared with just £1,886,055 for the Stronger In campaign, which took the bulk of the £2,887,917 in donations to the Remain side. | This compared with just £1,886,055 for the Stronger In campaign, which took the bulk of the £2,887,917 in donations to the Remain side. |
| A final report on donations received in the last weeks before the poll will be released after votes are counted. | A final report on donations received in the last weeks before the poll will be released after votes are counted. |
| Stronger In also received a £1m gift, from travel company Trailfinders. Its other big donors in the period included financier Mark Coombs, who gave £250,000; entrepreneur Michael Lynch, who gave £100,000; and hedge fund investor Ian Wace, who handed over £100,000. | Stronger In also received a £1m gift, from travel company Trailfinders. Its other big donors in the period included financier Mark Coombs, who gave £250,000; entrepreneur Michael Lynch, who gave £100,000; and hedge fund investor Ian Wace, who handed over £100,000. |
| The Labour peer Lord Sainsbury, who was once the party’s biggest funder, has given £3.48m to pro-remain groups including Scientists for EU and the European Movement of the UK. | The Labour peer Lord Sainsbury, who was once the party’s biggest funder, has given £3.48m to pro-remain groups including Scientists for EU and the European Movement of the UK. |
| Other prominent remain donors included hedge fund manager David Harding, who gave £750,000 in March; businessman and Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman, who gave £500,000; and an unincorporated association, Tower Limited Partnership, which gave £500,000. | Other prominent remain donors included hedge fund manager David Harding, who gave £750,000 in March; businessman and Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman, who gave £500,000; and an unincorporated association, Tower Limited Partnership, which gave £500,000. |
| The government has been criticised by leave campaigners for spending more than £9m on sending leaflets backing EU membership to all UK households, before the spending limits came into force. | The government has been criticised by leave campaigners for spending more than £9m on sending leaflets backing EU membership to all UK households, before the spending limits came into force. |
| A Vote Leave spokesman did not respond to a request for a comment. | A Vote Leave spokesman did not respond to a request for a comment. |