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General election 2019: Labour tops donation list for second campaign week General election 2019: Labour tops donation list for second campaign week
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Labour has knocked the Conservatives off the top spot when it comes to large donations - receiving almost £3.5m in the second week of campaigning.Labour has knocked the Conservatives off the top spot when it comes to large donations - receiving almost £3.5m in the second week of campaigning.
The figures from the Electoral Commission show the Tories raised the most in week one, collecting £5.7m of donations of more than £7,500. The figures from the Electoral Commission show the Tories raised the most in week one, collecting £5.7m - 87% of all donations more than £7,500.
But the latest stats put them second to Labour, having taken just under £3m in week two - 13 to 19 November.But the latest stats put them second to Labour, having taken just under £3m in week two - 13 to 19 November.
The total raised by all the parties between those two dates was over £9m. The Brexit Party coffers also saw a surge, collecting £2.25m over the week.
The Brexit Party also saw a surge in large donations, having collected £2.25m over the seven-day period. The top donor over the period was the Unite union, which gave £3m to Labour, followed by businessman Christopher Harborne, who donated £2m to the Brexit Party.
But the Conservatives have still raised the most over the two weeks they have been reporting to the Commission - more than £8.6m, compared with Labour's £3.7m and the Brexit Party's £2.5m. The Conservatives have still raised the most over the two weeks they have been reporting to the Commission - more than £8.6m, compared with Labour's £3.7m and the Brexit Party's £2.5m.
All registered political parties must submit four weekly reports to the Electoral Commission in the run-up to a general election to show any sums they receive over £7,500.All registered political parties must submit four weekly reports to the Electoral Commission in the run-up to a general election to show any sums they receive over £7,500.
The figures for week two are:The figures for week two are:
The numbers published do not include any smaller donations that may have been made to the parties.The numbers published do not include any smaller donations that may have been made to the parties.
The first weekly report in the run-up to the 12 December poll saw the Tories receive 87% of all the donations. But the total in large donations for all the parties on the second week was over £9m - more than three times the £2.5m raised in the same election period in 2017.
During the second week of the 2017 campaign, parties declared almost £2.5m in total in large donations.