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| SNP given £500,000 by lottery winners Christine and Colin Weir | SNP given £500,000 by lottery winners Christine and Colin Weir |
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| A couple who won a record £161m Euromillions jackpot six years ago donated a further £500,000 to the SNP ahead of June's general election. | A couple who won a record £161m Euromillions jackpot six years ago donated a further £500,000 to the SNP ahead of June's general election. |
| Christine and Colin Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, each donated £250,000 to the party on 27 April, according to the Electoral Commission. | Christine and Colin Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, each donated £250,000 to the party on 27 April, according to the Electoral Commission. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May had called a snap election nine days earlier. | |
| It brings the total amount the Weirs have donated to the SNP since 2011 to £4.5m. | It brings the total amount the Weirs have donated to the SNP since 2011 to £4.5m. |
| The couple also donated £3.5m to the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign ahead of the 2014 referendum. | The couple also donated £3.5m to the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign ahead of the 2014 referendum. |
| 'Lifelong supporters' | 'Lifelong supporters' |
| Mr and Mrs Weir have also used their fortune to fund a number of good causes, including buying a 13-year-old boy a prosthetic leg, and have established a charitable trust to help fund health, sport, cultural, recreational and animal welfare projects. | Mr and Mrs Weir have also used their fortune to fund a number of good causes, including buying a 13-year-old boy a prosthetic leg, and have established a charitable trust to help fund health, sport, cultural, recreational and animal welfare projects. |
| They describe themselves as "lifelong supporters of independence". | They describe themselves as "lifelong supporters of independence". |
| The Electoral Commission said the SNP also received £63,000 as a bequest, and a further £23,000 from leading artist Gerard Burns. | The Electoral Commission said the SNP also received £63,000 as a bequest, and a further £23,000 from leading artist Gerard Burns. |
| Overall, the figures show the party raised £596,000 between April and June of this year. | |
| The figures showed that political parties across the UK were given a record £40.1m in donations ahead of June's general election - with the Conservatives receiving more than all their rivals combined. | The figures showed that political parties across the UK were given a record £40.1m in donations ahead of June's general election - with the Conservatives receiving more than all their rivals combined. |
| Biggest donor | Biggest donor |
| A total of £24.8m was given to the Tories from April to June, more than double Labour's £9.4m. The Lib Dems were given £4.3m. | A total of £24.8m was given to the Tories from April to June, more than double Labour's £9.4m. The Lib Dems were given £4.3m. |
| The biggest donor over the three-month period covering the 2017 general election campaign was the Unite union - which gave £4.1m to Labour - followed by the construction vehicle manufacturer JCB, which donated £1.5m to the Tories. | The biggest donor over the three-month period covering the 2017 general election campaign was the Unite union - which gave £4.1m to Labour - followed by the construction vehicle manufacturer JCB, which donated £1.5m to the Tories. |
| Former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, who said last year that he would start donating to the Tories again having fallen out with former leader David Cameron, gave £500,000. | Former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, who said last year that he would start donating to the Tories again having fallen out with former leader David Cameron, gave £500,000. |
| In Scotland, the Scottish Conservatives were handed a total of £27,000 from four donors in Moray - the key target seat the party ultimately won from the SNP's Angus Robertson. | In Scotland, the Scottish Conservatives were handed a total of £27,000 from four donors in Moray - the key target seat the party ultimately won from the SNP's Angus Robertson. |
| Scottish Labour received a £20,000 donation from businessman Lord William Haughey, while the Scottish Liberal Democrats received a total of £42,500 - including a £25,000 donation from Stobo Castle Health Spa. | Scottish Labour received a £20,000 donation from businessman Lord William Haughey, while the Scottish Liberal Democrats received a total of £42,500 - including a £25,000 donation from Stobo Castle Health Spa. |