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Conservative donors, peers and a Tory MP who held accounts with HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland between them donated more than £5m to the party, it was reported this afternoon.Conservative donors, peers and a Tory MP who held accounts with HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland between them donated more than £5m to the party, it was reported this afternoon.
According to the Guardian, they included Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park, and his brother the financier Ben Goldsmith.According to the Guardian, they included Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park, and his brother the financier Ben Goldsmith.
Also named in the HSBC files are Lord Fink, who served as a party treasurer under David Cameron and has given £3m to the party, and the former P&O boss Lord Sterling of Plaistow, who was ennobled by Margaret Thatcher.Also named in the HSBC files are Lord Fink, who served as a party treasurer under David Cameron and has given £3m to the party, and the former P&O boss Lord Sterling of Plaistow, who was ennobled by Margaret Thatcher.
Mr Goldsmith has, with his brother and their mother Lady Annabel, donated more than £500,000 in cash and in kind to the Conservatives.Mr Goldsmith has, with his brother and their mother Lady Annabel, donated more than £500,000 in cash and in kind to the Conservatives.
Labour has also picked up cash and gifts in kind worth over £500,000 from individuals on the list, as well as a loan for £2m.Labour has also picked up cash and gifts in kind worth over £500,000 from individuals on the list, as well as a loan for £2m.
They include the steel magnate Swraj Paul and the clothing entrepreneur Richard Caring, who has donated to both Labour and the Conservatives.They include the steel magnate Swraj Paul and the clothing entrepreneur Richard Caring, who has donated to both Labour and the Conservatives.
There is nothing to suggest anyone named has not paid their tax in full.