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| − | '''Terence Mordaunt''' is co-owner of the [[Bristol Port Company]] alongside [[David Ord]]. They bought the Port of Bristol from [[Bristol City Council]] in 1991. | + | '''Terence Mordaunt''' is co-owner of the cargo handling business [[Bristol Port Company]] alongside [[David Ord]]. They bought the Port of Bristol from [[Bristol City Council]] in 1991. |
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| + | According to ''Business Insider'', the pair have given over £640,000 to the Tory party since 2001. It listed Mordaunt as one of the top 21 pro-Brexit donors, as also listed by the Sunday Times. <ref> Adam Payne and Will Martin, [http://www.businessinsider.com/twenty-one-biggest-donors-to-the-leave-brexit-campaign-2017-5/?r=UK&IR=T/#21-tessa-keswick-20000-1 The 21 biggest donors to the Brexit campaign], ''Business Insider'', 9 May 2017, </ref> | ||
==Joins board of climate sceptic think tank== | ==Joins board of climate sceptic think tank== | ||
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In April 2017 Mordaunt joined the board of the [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] (GWPF) think tank run by [[Nigel Lawson]]. Other board members include British businessmen [[Edward Atkin]] CBE and [[Neil Record]]. <ref>GWPF, [https://www.thegwpf.com/terence-mordaunt-joins-gwpf-board-of-directors/ TERENCE MORDAUNT JOINS GWPF BOARD OF DIRECTORS], Press release, 4 April 2017 </ref> | In April 2017 Mordaunt joined the board of the [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] (GWPF) think tank run by [[Nigel Lawson]]. Other board members include British businessmen [[Edward Atkin]] CBE and [[Neil Record]]. <ref>GWPF, [https://www.thegwpf.com/terence-mordaunt-joins-gwpf-board-of-directors/ TERENCE MORDAUNT JOINS GWPF BOARD OF DIRECTORS], Press release, 4 April 2017 </ref> | ||
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==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
*Bristol Cable | *Bristol Cable | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Category:Climate]][[Category:Brexit]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Mordaunt]][[Category:Fracking|Mordaunt]][[Category:Brexit ‘leave’ donor]] | [[Category:Climate]][[Category:Brexit]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Mordaunt]][[Category:Fracking|Mordaunt]][[Category:Brexit ‘leave’ donor]] | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 9 February 2018
Terence Mordaunt is co-owner of the cargo handling business Bristol Port Company alongside David Ord. They bought the Port of Bristol from Bristol City Council in 1991.
According to Business Insider, the pair have given over £640,000 to the Tory party since 2001. It listed Mordaunt as one of the top 21 pro-Brexit donors, as also listed by the Sunday Times. [1]
Joins board of climate sceptic think tank
In April 2017 Mordaunt joined the board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) think tank run by Nigel Lawson. Other board members include British businessmen Edward Atkin CBE and Neil Record. [2]
External resources
- Bristol Cable
Notes
- ↑ Adam Payne and Will Martin, The 21 biggest donors to the Brexit campaign, Business Insider, 9 May 2017,
- ↑ GWPF, TERENCE MORDAUNT JOINS GWPF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Press release, 4 April 2017
