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'''Stuart Wheeler''' (born [[January 31]] [[1935]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] businessman and politician. He made his fortune as the founder of the spread betting firm [[IG Index]] in 1974, but is best known for his political activism,<ref name="Spread betting boss throws in his hand">{{Cite news|first=Gary |last=Parkinson |title=Spread betting boss throws in his hand  |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/03/14/cnig14.xml |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=14 March 2002 |accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> being formerly a major donor to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and since 2011, has been treasurer of the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]]. <ref name=LES/>
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[[File:Stuart Wheeler.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Stuart Wheeler]]
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'''Stuart Wheeler''' is a multi-millionaire businessman through his betting firm [[IG Index]]. He was formerly a major donor to the [[Conservative Party]] and since 2011, has been treasurer of the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]].<ref>Matthew Bell, Nice, but dangerous; He's the charming Old Etonian who made a fortune spread-betting, and gave £5m of it to the Tories. Now, he's snubbed them over Europe, and has switched loyalties to Ukip Matthew Bell meets Stuart Wheeler, ''the Independent on Sunday'', 16-January-2011</ref> Wheeler also helps to fund the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]].<ref>Robert Booth, Front: Politics: Big money alliance at heart of the low tax campaign: Taxpayers Alliance portrays itself as voice of the people, but where does its £1m funding come from?, ''the Guardian'', 10-October-2009</ref>
  
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==Business life==
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Wheeler is also one of the top donors to the [[Vote Leave]] campaign group, the official 'Leave' campaign for the UK's EU referendum scheduled for 23 June 2016. <ref>Jim Pickard[https://next.ft.com/content/db7ce4fe-8e17-11e5-a549-b89a1dfede9b 'Peter Cruddas gives £1m to campaign for Britain to leave EU'], ''Financial Times'', 19 November 2015, accessed 12 May 2016</ref>  
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Wheeler was educated at [[Eton College]]. He did his [[National Service in the United Kingdom|National Service]] with the [[Welsh Guards]], before studying at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], from where he graduated with a [[British undergraduate degree classification|second-class degree]] in law.<ref name="Stuart Wheeler: £5 million man" /> He practised law as a [[barrister]], before becoming an [[investment banking|investment banker]]. However, Wheeler found his niche through IG Index, which pioneered [[spread betting]]. Originally, the company was launched to allow Britons to speculate on [[Gold as an investment|gold]], when [[foreign exchange controls]] made it exorbitantly expensive to actually buy it.<ref name="Stuart Wheeler: £5 million man" />
 
  
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By 2008 sales of his shares in [[IG Index]] has made Wheeler one of the 2,000 wealthiest people in the United Kingdom according to the ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'', with a fortune of £40m.<ref name="Sunday Times Rich List">{{Cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3822404.ece |title=Stuart Wheeler |accessdate=2008-06-20 |last= |first= |date=27 April 2008 |work=[[Sunday Times Rich List]] |publisher=[[The Times]] }}</ref> Although he is a new entrant on the list, Wheeler had previously publicly stated his worth as being £90m.<ref name="Stuart Wheeler: £5 million man" /> As part of his retreat from business, Wheeler spent £7.3m, windfall from the sale of his third tranche of shares in IG Group, on buying the [[Grade I listed]] [[Jacobean era|Jacobean]] [[Chilham Castle]], in [[Kent]].<ref name="Spread betting buys spread in the country">{{Cite news|first=David |last=Litterick |title=Spread betting buys spread in the country  |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/07/23/cnig23.xml |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 July 2002 |accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> He subsequently sold the rest of his shares, due in part to the cost of renovating the castle.<ref name="Sunday Times Rich List" />
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==Affiliations==
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[[Conservative Party]] | [[Trust Party]] | [[UKIP]] | [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] | [[Global Vision]]
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 +
==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="left" align="left" width="100%">
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<tr>
 +
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
 +
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
 +
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
 +
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
 +
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">03/05/2001</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,450,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">05/02/2002</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£11,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">12/04/2002</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">31/07/2002</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/01/2003</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">07/04/2003</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">27/11/2003</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£504,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">27/02/2004</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£60,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">21/04/2004</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">02/07/2004</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£236,000.90</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/12/2004</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£200,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">20/12/2004</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Dartford</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/03/2005</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£190,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center"></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">19/09/2005</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">04/11/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£3,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon Dr [[Liam Fox]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">21/12/2005</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£26,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">03/02/2006</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S. Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£70,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">06/07/2006</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Harlow</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">19/07/2006</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£9,800.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/12/2006</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/03/2007</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£28,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/06/2007</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/08/2007</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£5,000</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">12/12/2007</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£10,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/09/2008</td>
 +
<td align="center">John S Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£54,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">28/03/2009</td>
 +
<td align="center">J Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£100,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">05/06/2009</td>
 +
<td align="center">Mr Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£23,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">03/06/2009</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">09/06/2009</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£11,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">14/10/2009</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">South East</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">27/05/2010</td>
 +
<td align="center">J Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£150,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">United Kingdom Independence Party Limited</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/09/2010</td>
 +
<td align="center">John Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£40,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">Trust [De-registered 12/04/11]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/09/2010</td>
 +
<td align="center">John Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£40,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">Trust [De-registered 12/04/11]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/09/2010</td>
 +
<td align="center">John Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£40,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">Trust [De-registered 12/04/11]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">30/09/2010</td>
 +
<td align="center">John Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£20,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">Trust [De-registered 12/04/11]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">24/02/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£650.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">North West</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">29/03/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,160.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">16/03/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">15/03/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£750.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/03/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£9,450.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">17/02/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£750.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">11/02/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/02/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">01/04/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£6,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">11/05/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£8,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">03/05/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,250.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">12/04/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,850.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">06/12/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">21/12/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">21/12/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,815.38</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">13/12/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£6,888.50</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/11/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,479.02</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">31/10/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">27/10/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,815.38</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/10/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler/td>
 +
<td align="center">£937.50</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">05/10/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,815.38</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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<td align="center">30/08/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£737.71</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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<td align="center">26/08/2011</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£553.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">28/03/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/03/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£11,520.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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<td align="center">23/01/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,815.38</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">17/01/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
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<td align="center">01/06/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler/td>
 +
<td align="center">£9,720.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">24/04/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">22/08/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">26/11/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">15/10/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">07/07/2012</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Doncaster</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">20/03/2013</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£15,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">18/02/2013</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">09/12/2013</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£800.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">23/04/2013</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">31/03/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£35,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
  
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==Politics==
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===Conservative Party===
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<td align="center">19/03/2014</td>
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Although a successful businessman, Wheeler was not a well-known figure nationally until he donated £5m to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] during the [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001 election]] campaign.<ref name="Spread betting boss throws in his hand" /> This was, and remains, the largest single donation ever made to a political party in the United Kingdom.
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<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
  
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In January 2008, Wheeler brought an [[judicial review|action]] against the government, represented by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] and [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] [[David Miliband]], over the government's process of ratification of the [[Treaty of Lisbon]].<ref>[http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2008/936.html R (John Stuart Wheeler) v Office of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs] [2008] EWHC 936 ([[Administrative Court (England and Wales)|Admin]])</ref><ref name="Court challenge to EU referendum">{{Cite news|first= |last= |title=Court challenge to EU referendum  |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7379610.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> The action sought to prevent the government from completing ratification of the treaty, on the grounds that it was illegal for a government to breach the public's legitimate expectation of adherence to manifesto and other commitments.<ref name="Court challenge to EU referendum" /> The government, along with the Conservatives and [[Liberal Democrats]], had pledged in their [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005]] manifestos to hold a referendum on the [[European Constitution]], which Wheeler holds does not have 'significant or material differences' from the Treaty of Lisbon. This action failed.<ref name="Court challenge to EU referendum" /><ref>[http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/docs/judgments_guidance/wheeler_pm250608.pdf R (Wheeler) v Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary] [2008] [[EWHC]] 1409 ([[administrative court|Admin]])</ref>
 
  
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Wheeler was seen as belonging to the right-wing of the Conservative Party.<ref name="£5m donor accuses Cameron of education U-turn">{{Cite news|first=George |last=Jones |title=£5m donor accuses Cameron of education U-turn |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511108/andpound5m-donor-accuses-Cameron-of-education-U-turn.html |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 February 2006 |accessdate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> He supported [[Liam Fox]] in the [[Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2005|2005 leadership contest]], and switched his support to [[David Davis (British politician)|David Davis]] against David Cameron in the final run-off.<ref name="£5m donor accuses Cameron of education U-turn" /> He was initially critical of the leadership of [[David Cameron]] during its first few months.<ref name="£5m donor accuses Cameron of education U-turn" />
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<tr>
 +
<td align="center">04/02/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£150,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
  
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===UKIP donor===
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On 28 March 2009, Wheeler donated £100,000 to the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] (UKIP) after criticising [[David Cameron]]'s  stance towards the [[Lisbon treaty]] and the [[European Union]]. He said, "If they kick me out I will understand. I will be very sorry about it but it won't alter my stance."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tory donor Stuart Wheeler faces expulsion over UKIP support |first=Sam |last=Coates |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=29 March 2009 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5996975.ece }}</ref> The following day he was expelled from the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tory donor who gave £100,000 to UKIP will be expelled from party |first=Sam |last=Coates |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=30 March 2009 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5998705.ece }}</ref>
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<td align="center">28/01/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,500.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
  
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===The Trust Party===
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<tr>
 +
<td align="center">10/01/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£800.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
  
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On 29 March 2010, Wheeler announced that he was forming a new political party to be called [[Trust (political party)|The Trust Party]] and that he would run for the [[Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bexhill and Battle]] seat. The seat was won by [[Gregory Barker]] for the Conservatives, but Wheeler polled 4.9% and therefore only narrowly [[Deposit (politics)|lost his deposit]]. The new party also fielded a candidate in [[Perth and North Perthshire]], where they won 1.1% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1261283/5m-Tory-donor-stand-Election--Cameron-ally.html|title=His Trust Party is to field a second candidate, accountant Douglas Taylor, against Scottish Nationalist MP Pete Wishart in Perth.|date=28 March 2010|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref>
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<tr>
 +
<td align="center">09/05/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
 +
</tr>
  
−
===UKIP Treasurer===
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<tr>
 +
<td align="center">03/04/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£1,200.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[United Kingdom Independence Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">South East Regional Branch</td>
 +
</tr>
  
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In 2011 Wheeler was appointed treasurer of UKIP to spearhead fundraising in advance of the [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014 European elections]]. His appointment was seen as a blow for the Conservatives because of his network of contacts. <ref name=LES> [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23912676-former-tory-donor-named-as-ukips-new-treasurer.do  Former Tory donor named as Ukip’s new treasurer], ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', [[2011-01-11]]</ref> Party leader [[Nigel Farage]] said the move would enable the party to "raise serious money" as a lack of funds was "holding them back". <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1345851/Former-Tory-donor-gave-party-5m-treasurer-UKIP.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Former Tory donor who gave party £5m becomes treasurer of UKIP], ''[[Daily Mail]]'', [[2011-01-11]]</ref>.
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<tr>
 +
<td align="center">20/04/2016</td>
 +
<td align="center">Stuart Wheeler</td>
 +
<td align="center">£115,000 (2 donations)</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Vote Leave]]</td>  
 +
<td align="center"></td>  
 +
</tr>  
  
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==Affiliations==
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</table><ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 17 February 2015 </ref><ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=3&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donation Search], accessed 12 May 2016</ref>
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[[Conservative Party]] | [[Trust Party]] | [[UKIP]] | [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] | [[Global Vision]]
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[[Category: Old Etonians|Wheeler Stuart]]
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[[Category: Conservative Party Donors|Wheeler, Stuart]]
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[[Category: United Kingdom Independence Party Donors|Wheeler, Stuart]]
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[[Category: Brexit|Wheeler, Stuart]]
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[[Category: UK|Wheeler, Stuart]]
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[[Category:Brexit ‘leave’ donor]]

Latest revision as of 14:39, 19 October 2017

Stuart Wheeler

Stuart Wheeler is a multi-millionaire businessman through his betting firm IG Index. He was formerly a major donor to the Conservative Party and since 2011, has been treasurer of the United Kingdom Independence Party.[1] Wheeler also helps to fund the Taxpayers' Alliance.[2]

Wheeler is also one of the top donors to the Vote Leave campaign group, the official 'Leave' campaign for the UK's EU referendum scheduled for 23 June 2016. [3]

Affiliations

Conservative Party | Trust Party | UKIP | Taxpayers' Alliance | Global Vision

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
03/05/2001 John S Wheeler £2,450,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
05/02/2002 John S Wheeler £11,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
12/04/2002 John S Wheeler £2,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
31/07/2002 John S Wheeler £5,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
30/01/2003 John S Wheeler £10,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
07/04/2003 John S Wheeler £500.00 Conservative Party Central Party
27/11/2003 John S Wheeler £504,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
27/02/2004 John S Wheeler £60,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
21/04/2004 John S Wheeler £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
02/07/2004 John S Wheeler £236,000.90 Conservative Party Central Party
22/12/2004 John S Wheeler £200,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
20/12/2004 John S Wheeler £2,500.00 Conservative Party Dartford
10/03/2005 John S Wheeler £190,000.00 Conservative Party
19/09/2005 John S Wheeler £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
04/11/2005 Stuart Wheeler £3,000.00 The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP
21/12/2005 John S Wheeler £26,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
03/02/2006 John S. Wheeler £70,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
06/07/2006 John S Wheeler £1,500.00 Conservative Party Harlow
19/07/2006 John S Wheeler £9,800.00 Conservative Party Central Party
22/12/2006 John S Wheeler £5,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
22/03/2007 John S Wheeler £28,500.00 Conservative Party Central Party
30/06/2007 John S Wheeler £2,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
10/08/2007 John S Wheeler £5,000 Conservative Party Central Party
12/12/2007 John S Wheeler £10,500.00 Conservative Party Central Party
10/09/2008 John S Wheeler £54,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
28/03/2009 J Stuart Wheeler £100,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
05/06/2009 Mr Stuart Wheeler £23,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
03/06/2009 Stuart Wheeler £5,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
09/06/2009 Stuart Wheeler £11,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
14/10/2009 Stuart Wheeler £75,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party South East
27/05/2010 J Wheeler £150,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party United Kingdom Independence Party Limited
30/09/2010 John Stuart Wheeler £40,000.00 Trust [De-registered 12/04/11] Central Party
30/09/2010 John Stuart Wheeler £40,000.00 Trust [De-registered 12/04/11] Central Party
30/09/2010 John Stuart Wheeler £40,000.00 Trust [De-registered 12/04/11] Central Party
30/09/2010 John Stuart Wheeler £20,000.00 Trust [De-registered 12/04/11] Central Party
24/02/2011 Stuart Wheeler £650.00 United Kingdom Independence Party North West
29/03/2011 Stuart Wheeler £2,160.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
16/03/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
15/03/2011 Stuart Wheeler £750.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
10/03/2011 Stuart Wheeler £9,450.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
17/02/2011 Stuart Wheeler £750.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
11/02/2011 Stuart Wheeler £5,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
10/02/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
01/04/2011 Stuart Wheeler £6,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
11/05/2011 Stuart Wheeler £8,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
03/05/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,250.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
12/04/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,850.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
06/12/2011 Stuart Wheeler £25,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
21/12/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
21/12/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,815.38 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
13/12/2011 Stuart Wheeler £6,888.50 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
22/11/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,479.02 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
31/10/2011 Stuart Wheeler £10,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
27/10/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,815.38 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
10/10/2011 Stuart Wheeler/td> £937.50 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
05/10/2011 Stuart Wheeler £1,815.38 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
30/08/2011 Stuart Wheeler £737.71 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
26/08/2011 Stuart Wheeler £553.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
28/03/2012 Stuart Wheeler £1,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
22/03/2012 Stuart Wheeler £11,520.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
23/01/2012 Stuart Wheeler £1,815.38 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
17/01/2012 Stuart Wheeler £2,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
01/06/2012 Stuart Wheeler/td> £9,720.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
24/04/2012 Stuart Wheeler £2,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
22/08/2012 Stuart Wheeler £2,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
26/11/2012 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
15/10/2012 Stuart Wheeler £10,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
07/07/2012 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Doncaster
20/03/2013 Stuart Wheeler £15,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
18/02/2013 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
09/12/2013 Stuart Wheeler £800.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
23/04/2013 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
31/03/2014 Stuart Wheeler £35,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
19/03/2014 Stuart Wheeler £10,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
04/02/2014 Stuart Wheeler £150,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
28/01/2014 Stuart Wheeler £1,500.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
10/01/2014 Stuart Wheeler £800.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
09/05/2014 Stuart Wheeler £1,000.00 United Kingdom Independence Party Central Party
03/04/2014 Stuart Wheeler £1,200.00 United Kingdom Independence Party South East Regional Branch
20/04/2016 Stuart Wheeler £115,000 (2 donations) Vote Leave

[4][5]


Notes

  1. ↑ Matthew Bell, Nice, but dangerous; He's the charming Old Etonian who made a fortune spread-betting, and gave £5m of it to the Tories. Now, he's snubbed them over Europe, and has switched loyalties to Ukip Matthew Bell meets Stuart Wheeler, the Independent on Sunday, 16-January-2011
  2. ↑ Robert Booth, Front: Politics: Big money alliance at heart of the low tax campaign: Taxpayers Alliance portrays itself as voice of the people, but where does its £1m funding come from?, the Guardian, 10-October-2009
  3. ↑ Jim Pickard'Peter Cruddas gives £1m to campaign for Britain to leave EU', Financial Times, 19 November 2015, accessed 12 May 2016
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 17 February 2015
  5. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016
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