Vote Leave
Vote Leave is the official 'leave' cross-party campaign group seeking withdrawal from the European Union in the United Kingdom's referendum scheduled for 23 June 2016.
The campaign counts six members of the Conservative political cabinet in its senior ranks, and includes justice minister Michael Gove.
Being designated as the official leave campaign over Nigel Farage's Grassroots Out, Vote Leave will have access to up to £7 million it has raised itself, as well as £600,000 of taxpayer money to make it's case for leaving the European Union. [1]
Contents
Staff
- Lee Rotheram - Director of special projects, Vote Leave, works for John Hayes MP. [2]
Key figures
- Boris Johnson - Conservative Party, former Mayor of London (2012-16)
- Michael Gove - Conservative Party
- Chris Grayling- Leader of the House of Commons
- Gisela Stuart - Labour Party
- Graham Stringer - Labour Party
- Douglas Carswell - UKIP
- Suzanne Evans - UKIP
- Lord Nigel Lawson - Former Conservative chancellor
- Lord David Owen - Former leader of the SDP [3]
Donors
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20/04/2016 | Patrick Barbour | £500,000 |
| 10/03/2016 | Peter Cruddas | £350,000 |
| 19/04/2016 | Terence Adams | £300,000 |
| 23/03/2016 | Michael Farmer | £200,000 |
| 07/04/2016 | Jeremy Hosking | £215,500 (3 donations) |
| 24/03/2016 | Stuart Wheeler | £115,000 (2 donations) |
| 21/03/2016 | David Lilley | £100,000 |
| 14/03/2016 | Michael Freeman | £148,000 (2 donations) |
| 17/03/2016 | Robert Hiscox | £50,000 |
| 10/04/2016 | Tim Martin | £62,000 (2 donations) |
| 17/03/2016 | Jon Moynihan | £50,000 |
| 28/04/2016 | WA Capital Ltd | £50,000 |
| 12/04/2016 | Harris Ventures Ltd | £50,000 |
| 17/03/2016 | Bristol Port Company | £50,000 |
| 08/04/2016 | Alan Halsall | £30,000 |
| 10/02/2016 | Quentin Skinner | £40,000 (2 donations) |
| 01/04/2016 | Jardentome Ltd | £24,000 |
| 29/03/2016 | William Hobhouse | £20,000 |
| 23/03/2016 | Albert Wiegman | £28,000 (2 donations) |
| 01/02/2016 | Alan Morgan | £15,000 |
| 23/02/2016 | Seaway Holdings | £15,000 |
| 29/02/2016 | Alexander Darwall | £15,000 |
| 17/03/2016 | Brian Kingham | £15,000 |
| 24/03/2016 | Rocco Forte | £12,000 |
| 18/04/2016 | Biwater Holdings Ltd | £12,000 |
| 29/02/2016 | Ivor Braka | £10,000 |
| 29/02/2016 | Shaftesbury Investments | £20,000 (2 donations) |
| 14/04/2016 | Leslie Kaye | £10,000 |
| 04/04/2016 | Stanley Kalms | £10,000 |
| 07/03/2016 | Bruce McLain | £10,000 |
| 20/04/2016 | Matthew Ferrey | £10,000 |
| 22/03/2016 | David Leathers | £10,000 |
| 11/03/2016 | Andrew White | £10,000 |
| 16/03/2016 | John Moulton | £10,000 |
| 06/04/2016 | Michael Cowdray | £10,000 |
| 05/04/2016 | Mote Hall Limited | £10,000 |
Notes
- ↑ Heather Stewart, 'Vote leave official Brexit campaign eu referendum Boris Johnson', Guardian Online, 13 April 2016, accessed 16 May 2016
- ↑ Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
- ↑ Brian Wheeler, Alex Hunt 'The UK's EU Referendum: All you need to know', 12 May 2016, BBC News, accessed 13 May 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016
