UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge

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Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals British politics is increasingly being funded by individual billionaires with a wave of mega-donations having flooded into UK political parties over the pas…

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  • Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals British politics is increasingly being funded by individual billionaires with a wave of mega-donations having flooded into UK political parties over the pas…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:00:50 UTC.

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