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'''Peter Hargreaves''' is the billionaire co-founder of stockbroker [[Hargreaves Lansdown]] and one of Britain’s richest men. | '''Peter Hargreaves''' is the billionaire co-founder of stockbroker [[Hargreaves Lansdown]] and one of Britain’s richest men. | ||
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| + | Hargreaves, who founded the brokers in 1981 alongside [[Stephen Lansdown]], stepped down as firm co-director in April 2015 although remains a major shareholder. | ||
==Biggest donor to EU 'leave' campaign== | ==Biggest donor to EU 'leave' campaign== | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 12 May 2016
Peter Hargreaves is the billionaire co-founder of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown and one of Britain’s richest men.
Hargreaves, who founded the brokers in 1981 alongside Stephen Lansdown, stepped down as firm co-director in April 2015 although remains a major shareholder.
Biggest donor to EU 'leave' campaign
Hargreaves is one of several influential bankers and businesspeople bankrolling the Brexit campaign to leave the European Union ahead of a national referendum scheduled for 23 June 2016.
UK Electoral Commission records in May 2016 revealed that Hargreaves has so far given UK £3.2 million to 'Leave', the largest donor on either side of the campaign. Other leave backers include Lord Michael Farmer, former Tory treasurer, and Peter Cruddas, the former Tory party co-treasurer and founder of the trading firm CMC Markets. [1]
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