Sources Donations: Donations and Outstripped Hunt

sources donations: He has far outstripped Hunt under any metric of funding, amassing well over double the amount in donations, and more than 1m overall since November in donations and income from speeches and other sources, according to The Guardian. Donations graphic The figures, drawn from the regularly updated register of members' interests, in which MPs must declare all donations of 1,500 or more, also illustrate the often opaque world of UK political financing, not least the incredibly narrow social and professional world from which donors come. An analysis of the past nine months of donations and other declared income to the pair shows that if attracting money is an indication of likely success, then Johnson appears set for an easy win. While there is no guarantee a wealthy individual with an interest in a particular area will be able to shape policy or gain influence, it is pertinent to know who is handing over money and the big sums involved. About 415,000 is from donations, with more than 330,000 given since May. How much have the candidates raised Since November last year, amid the early signs of a Tory leadership race was likely, Johnson has declared more than 1m in money via the register of MPs' interests. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.