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==Staff==
 
==Staff==
 
*[[Lee Rotheram]] - Director of special projects, [[Vote Leave]], works for [[John Hayes]] MP. <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016</ref>
 
*[[Lee Rotheram]] - Director of special projects, [[Vote Leave]], works for [[John Hayes]] MP. <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016</ref>
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Being designated as the official leave campaign over [[Nigel Farage]]'s [[Grassroots Out Ltd]], '''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. <ref>Heather Stewart, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/13/vote-leave-official-brexit-campaign-eu-referendum-boris-johnson 'Vote leave official Brexit campaign eu referendum Boris Johnson'], ''Guardian Online'', 13 April 2016, accessed 16 May 2016</ref>
  
 
==Key figures==
 
==Key figures==
 
*[[Boris Johnson]] - [[Conservative Party]], former Mayor of London (2012-16)
 
*[[Boris Johnson]] - [[Conservative Party]], former Mayor of London (2012-16)
 
*[[Michael Gove]] - [[Conservative Party]]  
 
*[[Michael Gove]] - [[Conservative Party]]  
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*[[Chris Grayling]]- Leader of the House of Commons
 
*[[Gisela Stuart]] - [[Labour Party]]  
 
*[[Gisela Stuart]] - [[Labour Party]]  
 
*[[Graham Stringer]] - [[Labour Party]]  
 
*[[Graham Stringer]] - [[Labour Party]]  

Revision as of 14:22, 16 May 2016

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.

Staff

Being designated as the official leave campaign over Nigel Farage's Grassroots Out Ltd, 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. [2]

Key figures

Donors

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:

Date Name of donor Amount
28/04/2016 Patrick Barbour £500,000
28/04/2016 Peter Cruddas £350,000
28/04/2016 Terence Adams £300,000
28/04/2016 Michael Farmer £200,000
28/04/2016 Jeremy Hosking £215,500 (3 donations)
28/04/2016 Stuart Wheeler £115,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 David Lilley £100,000
28/04/2016 Michael Freeman £148,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 Robert Hiscox £50,000
28/04/2016 Tim Martin £62,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 Jon Moynihan £50,000
28/04/2016 WA Capital Ltd £50,000
28/04/2016 Harris Ventures Ltd £50,000
28/04/2016 Bristol Port Company £50,000
28/04/2016 Alan Halsall £30,000
28/04/2016 Quentin Skinner £40,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 Jardentome Ltd £24,000
28/04/2016 William Hobhouse £20,000
28/04/2016 Albert Wiegman £28,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 Alan Morgan £15,000
28/04/2016 Seaway Holdings £15,000
28/04/2016 Alexander Darwall £15,000
28/04/2016 Brian Kingham £15,000
28/04/2016 Rocco Forte £12,000
28/04/2016 Biwater Holdings Ltd £12,000
28/04/2016 Ivor Braka £10,000
28/04/2016 Shaftesbury Investments £20,000 (2 donations)
28/04/2016 Leslie Kaye £10,000
28/04/2016 Stanley Kalms £10,000
28/04/2016 Bruce McLain £10,000
28/04/2016 Matthew Ferrey £10,000
28/04/2016 David Leathers £10,000
28/04/2016 Andrew White £10,000
28/04/2016 John Moulton £10,000
28/04/2016 Michael Cowdray £10,000
28/04/2016 Mote Hall Limited £10,000

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Notes

  1. Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
  2. Heather Stewart, 'Vote leave official Brexit campaign eu referendum Boris Johnson', Guardian Online, 13 April 2016, accessed 16 May 2016
  3. Brian Wheeler, Alex Hunt 'The UK's EU Referendum: All you need to know', 12 May 2016, BBC News, accessed 13 May 2016
  4. Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016