Floodgates have been opened to big money from UK politics' wealthiest donors. It's time the rest of us... took back control.
Duncan Hames
Remember the last Tory government massively increased election spending limits.
Back then, the thinking was the Conservatives could exploit that. In practice, they struggled to raise the maximum cash - and now Reform is best placed to outspend the others come election time.
Some quick thoughts on Q1 2026 donations data from @electoralcommission.org.uk 🧵
HEADLINE STATS
Total: £20.7m (excl. public funds)
Biggest recipient: Reform £9.3m
Biggest donor: Ben Delo £4m to Reform
Donors giving £1m+: £9.2m (44%) from 3 donors
Donors giving £250k+: £12.7m (61%) from 14 donors
