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| General election 2019: Tories top donation list for first election week | General election 2019: Tories top donation list for first election week |
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| The Conservatives have raised £5.7m in the first week of the official election campaign, according to the Electoral Commission. | The Conservatives have raised £5.7m in the first week of the official election campaign, according to the Electoral Commission. |
| The Tories received 87% of registered donations in that period, figures show, while Labour raised a total of £218,500. | The Tories received 87% of registered donations in that period, figures show, while Labour raised a total of £218,500. |
| The Lib Dems received £275,000, whilst the Brexit Party raised £250,000. | The Lib Dems received £275,000, whilst the Brexit Party raised £250,000. |
| But the figures do not represent all donations, as only those above £7,500 have to be reported. | But the figures do not represent all donations, as only those above £7,500 have to be reported. |
| The biggest gift to the Tories was £1.5m from theatre producer and regular donor John Gore. | The biggest gift to the Tories was £1.5m from theatre producer and regular donor John Gore. |
| Meanwhile the biggest donation to Labour was £62,000 from the Unite union, led by Jeremy Corbyn ally Len McCluskey. | Meanwhile the biggest donation to Labour was £62,000 from the Unite union, led by Jeremy Corbyn ally Len McCluskey. |
| BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the figures for registered donations showed an "astonishing gap in fundraising". | |
| Another Tory donor, Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of a former minister for Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave £200,000 in the same period. | |
| In total 47% of the party's donations came from individuals, with the remainder coming from companies. | |
| The Green Party raised £30,000 during the first campaign week, half the £60,000 raised by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. | |
| This is the first UK-wide election when pre-poll donations and loan reports have been published for parties in Northern Ireland. | |
| Donations received during the other weeks of the five-week official election campaign will be detailed in later releases. |