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Cash before honours: the Tory donors made peers who barely speak in Lords

Critics say perception that peerages may be a reward for donations harms upper house’s reputation – especially when peers do little to participate

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political parties

Conservatives benefit most from donations provided either before or after peers secured their seats

The Guardian - UK

Rich list 2025: Who are the wealthiest people in the UK?

Your guide to the UK’s wealthiest individuals in 2025

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Tory donor Lord Bamford funds helicopter flight for Nigel Farage

Ally of Boris Johnson gave Reform UK leader a £8,000 trip to tour his JCB site, raising eyebrows among Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

How to be an ace engineer: Schumacher’s first F1 engineer Trevor Foster

In his lengthy motorsport career which has spanned “so many eras”, Trevor Foster has filled almost every conceivable role in racing organisations. Working his way through the ranks from a humble mechanic to becoming a race engineer, he has taken the plunge of running his own single-seater outfit, been a…

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Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson hits out at ‘greedy’ Keir Starmer over freebies

Ex-PM criticises Starmer’s decision to accept gifts, while defending award of PPE contracts during Covid

The Guardian - UK

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JCB profits rise despite faltering demand in UK and Germany

Company owned by Bamford family says it has been hit by slowdown in UK housebuilding

The Guardian - UK

JCB defends supplying Russia for months after saying it had stopped exports

Firm says any shipments sent to Russia after 2 March were due to ‘contractual obligations’

The Independent UK

JCB built and supplied equipment to Russia months after saying exports had stopped

Exclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’

The Guardian - UK

Who are the Tories’ recent biggest donors after Frank Hester?

Company founders, a member of the Sainsbury dynasty and a vice-chair of a textile giant have donated large sums to the party

The Guardian - UK

Workers at Tory donor’s JCB factory test positive for drugs after sniffer dogs called in

Exclusive: ‘Significant’ number of staff sacked from digger firm after drug and alcohol tests

The Guardian - UK

Tory donors from JCB empire could face £500m bill to settle tax inquiry

Exclusive: HMRC investigation into peer Anthony Bamford and his brother focuses on offshore trusts that own business empire

The Guardian - UK

Tories must explain who knew of tax investigation into donor Anthony Bamford, says Labour

Party asked if it will return millions of pounds donated by Brexit-backing JCB boss and his family

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The Guardian - UK

Who is Anthony Bamford, the billionaire ‘super-donor’?

Brexit-backing JCB boss has helped determine course of British politics for more than a decade

The Guardian - UK

HMRC investigating tax affairs of one of Tory party’s largest donors

Exclusive: Inquiry into tax affairs of JCB boss Anthony Bamford calls into question whether Tories should accept funds from peer

The National (Scotland)

The Tory donors with links to fossil fuel interests and climate denial - see the list

THE Conservatives have received millions of pounds in donations from climate deniers and those with interests in the fossil fuel industry ahead of…

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1957 Jaguar XKSS Could Sell For $12M At Auction During Monterey Car Week

It's possibly the best documented, most well-known of the 16 original XKSS sports cars.

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The Guardian - UK

Distant cousin of Boris Johnson acted as credit guarantor while in No 10

Sam Blyth was guarantor of credit facility of up to £800,000 that helped fund Johnson’s lifestyle, it has emerged

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson given £1m donation by Brexiteer - as his speech payouts hit £1.3m

The former Prime Minister declared the massive donation to his office from Brexiteer crypto investor Christopher Harborne in the latest register of MPs' interests

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson given £1m donation by former Brexit party backer

Tech investor Christopher Harborne’s gift to former PM’s personal office stokes comeback speculation

The Guardian - UK

Evgeny Lebedev’s 1% attendance makes him among least active in House of Lords

Evening Standard owner among a series of peers who appear to play a minimal role without a formal leave of absence from Lords

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson boasts he'll cash in on career 'hiatus' despite still being an MP

The ousted PM suggested he would start doing 'lucrative' theatrical renditions of classic poems to fill his time - despite having a full-time, £84,144 job as an MP

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson given £4,000 second-hand bike by President of Kurdistan

The costly two-wheeler is just one of the lavish gifts bestowed on the former Prime Minister by donors since he stepped down - including £37,000 worth of rent-free accommodation in a luxury cottage

The Independent UK

Sophie opens new £100m JCB plant and receives charity cheque for NSPCC

Following the official opening the Countess attended a celebration to mark the culmination of JCB’s latest appeal for the children’s charity NSPCC.

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