A billionaire living on the county border who previously donated £500,000 to the Conservatives has said he will be voting for Labour – and encourages others to do the same.
A billionaire living on the county border who previously donated £500,000 to the Conservatives has said he will be voting for Labour – and encourages others to do the same.John Caudwell, founder of Phones4U, was one of the biggest donors to the Tories ahead of the 2019 general election, when he gave half a million pounds to Boris Johnson's campaign.
He said:"The message is clear: business backs change and economic stability with Labour, and rejects five more years of chaos and decline with the Tories. He said:"Only five years ago, I donated half a million to the Conservatives to help avert the disaster that would have been Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street.
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