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On 1 April 2015 Dennis was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref>
 
On 1 April 2015 Dennis was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref>
  
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==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<td align="center">22/04/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">23/02/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£9,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">24/09/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Woking</td>
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<td align="center">10/08/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">Woking</td>
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<td align="center">£28,700.00</td>
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<td align="center">09/06/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">16/06/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£30,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">27/07/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Ronald Dennis</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Dennis, Ron]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Dennis, Ron]]

Latest revision as of 11:54, 2 April 2015

Ron Dennis is the group CEO of Formula One racing team McLaren International.

Career

Dennis' career began at Formula One team Brabham, before starting his own team Rondel in 1971 - initially racing in Formula Two.

After obtaining backing from tobacco company Marlboro, Denis merged with McLaren in 1980 to form McLaren International. The team were the dominant team in 1980s and won many titles. Dennis stepped down as McLaren team principal in 2009 and was replaced by Martin Whitmarsh. After a short break from the sport, Dennis returned to McLaren as group CEO in 2014 and his first act was to remove Whitmarsh from his role and replace him with rivals Lotus' Eric Boullier.[1]

Letter to the Telegraph

On 1 April 2015 Dennis was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[2]

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[3]

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
22/04/2005 Ronald Dennis £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
23/02/2006 Ronald Dennis £9,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
24/09/2008 Ronald Dennis £1,500.00 Conservative Party Woking
10/08/2009 Ronald Dennis £2,000.00 Conservative Party Woking
£28,700.00 Ronald Dennis £28,700.00 Conservative Party Central Party
09/06/2010 Ronald Dennis £5,000.00 Conservative Party Woking
16/06/2011 Ronald Dennis £30,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
27/07/2012 Ronald Dennis £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party











Notes

  1. ↑ ESPN Ron Dennis, accessed 2 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 2 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
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