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Lord Ian Austin Registered Donors as an MP
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Sir Ian is the Chairman of Mainstream UK, an organisation that also includes amongst it's backers Eric Pickles, Rachel Riley and three Independent Group For Change MP's, including Joan Ryan. https://mainstreamuk.org/why-were-backing-mainstream/
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Sir Ian is the Chairman of Mainstream UK, an organisation that also includes amongst it's backers Eric Pickles, Rachel Riley and three Independent Group For Change MP's, including Joan Ryan. https://mainstreamuk.org/why-were-backing-mainstream/
American Jewish Congress
£2000 Trip
Advocacy group promoting Israeli interests globally and strengthening bonds with US. "Fighting BDS Movement" and "Addressing anti-Israeli sentiment at UN/ international institutions".
Donated to John Mann and Joan Ryan. https://ajcongress.org/about/
£2000 Trip
Advocacy group promoting Israeli interests globally and strengthening bonds with US. "Fighting BDS Movement" and "Addressing anti-Israeli sentiment at UN/ international institutions".
Donated to John Mann and Joan Ryan. https://ajcongress.org/about/
BigChange Ltd
£5000
Technology start-up founded by former Masternaut UK Director Martin Port.
No other donations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Port
£5000
Technology start-up founded by former Masternaut UK Director Martin Port.
No other donations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Port
Sir David Garrard
£10,000
Multi-Millionaire property developer, Co-Founder Minerva PLC with Andrew Rosenfeld. Both substantial donors to Blairite Labour. Garrard donor to Independent MP group and Tom Watson, Owen Smith and Joan Ryan and more! https://evolvepolitics.com/multi-millionaire-ex-labour-donor-who-quit-party-over-anti-semitism-used-tax-havens-to-build-his-property-fortune/
£10,000
Multi-Millionaire property developer, Co-Founder Minerva PLC with Andrew Rosenfeld. Both substantial donors to Blairite Labour. Garrard donor to Independent MP group and Tom Watson, Owen Smith and Joan Ryan and more! https://evolvepolitics.com/multi-millionaire-ex-labour-donor-who-quit-party-over-anti-semitism-used-tax-havens-to-build-his-property-fortune/
Sir Trevor Chinn
£5000
Millionaire and key Blair donor. VP Jewish Leadership Council and Executive Committee member BICOM. Key donor to Starmer, Watson, Owen Smith and anti-Corbyn Labour groups as we documented here! https://the-free-press.co.uk/2020/11/30/labour-a-house-divided/
£5000
Millionaire and key Blair donor. VP Jewish Leadership Council and Executive Committee member BICOM. Key donor to Starmer, Watson, Owen Smith and anti-Corbyn Labour groups as we documented here! https://the-free-press.co.uk/2020/11/30/labour-a-house-divided/
Tim Allen
£5000
Former Deputy of Communications for PM Tony Blair and founding Director of PR firm Portland Communications. Also donated to Tristram Hunt and Liz Kendall. https://www.thecanary.co/topics/portland-communications/
£5000
Former Deputy of Communications for PM Tony Blair and founding Director of PR firm Portland Communications. Also donated to Tristram Hunt and Liz Kendall. https://www.thecanary.co/topics/portland-communications/
Australia Israel Cultural Exchange Ltd.
£1750 Trip
Opaque Charity promoting "Leadership Dialogue held for business, political & cultural leaders from Australia, Israel & the United Kingdom." Joan Ryan and Eric Pickles also both had trips sponsored..
https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/45ad257315993cefde57b3fe8c8f1fdd
£1750 Trip
Opaque Charity promoting "Leadership Dialogue held for business, political & cultural leaders from Australia, Israel & the United Kingdom." Joan Ryan and Eric Pickles also both had trips sponsored..
https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/45ad257315993cefde57b3fe8c8f1fdd
United Arab Emirates Ministry Foreign Affairs.
£3800 Trip
"meet with Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures, in order to build on the bilateral relationship" https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=11553
£3800 Trip
"meet with Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures, in order to build on the bilateral relationship" https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=11553
GMB Union
£10,000
UK's third largest Trade Union and significant donor to Labour, over £2 Million in 2020. Backed Lisa Nandy in Labour Leadership contest. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/04/how-resignation-gmb-s-general-secretary-could-impact-keir-starmer-s-leadership
£10,000
UK's third largest Trade Union and significant donor to Labour, over £2 Million in 2020. Backed Lisa Nandy in Labour Leadership contest. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/04/how-resignation-gmb-s-general-secretary-could-impact-keir-starmer-s-leadership
Carlton Rock Ltd
£2100
Aberdeen based property consortium fronted by controversial Millionaire Alan Massie. Massie has donated to Michael Gove, Owen Smith, Conservative and Labour! https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/alan-massie/
£2100
Aberdeen based property consortium fronted by controversial Millionaire Alan Massie. Massie has donated to Michael Gove, Owen Smith, Conservative and Labour! https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/alan-massie/
Labour Friends of Israel
£1600 Trip
Parliamentary group of MP's that "seek to strengthen relations between Britain and Israel and are proud to promote a vision of coexistence founded on peace and liberal democracy". https://www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-parliamentary-supporters/
£1600 Trip
Parliamentary group of MP's that "seek to strengthen relations between Britain and Israel and are proud to promote a vision of coexistence founded on peace and liberal democracy". https://www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-parliamentary-supporters/
Info taken from the Electoral Commission website that records all donations registered by MP's. All donations are shown in the order they appear in the register with most recent first.
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