[Jimbuna]

Tory donations exceed Labour’s as Starmer’s popularity plummets

Conservative donations pulled ahead of Labour’s as confidence collapsed in the Government only a few months after it was elected.

The latest figures show the Tories raised hundreds of thousands of pounds more than Labour in the three months following the general election.

During that time, the Government was dogged by a freebies scandal, the sacking of Sue Gray as chief of staff, and a backlash against the cut to winter fuel payments.

In the run-up to the general election, Labour raised more than all other political parties combined. But, since then, donor confidence has apparently slumped.

Labour raised more than the Tories for several months before it was elected. In the second quarter of this year, donors gave the party more than £28 million.

But in the third quarter of 2024 – July to September – Labour reported total donations of £2,616,816 while the Tories pulled ahead with donations worth £3,162,665, according to the Electoral Commission.

It is a sign that the Government’s honeymoon period was as short-lived with donors as it was with voters at large. The Labour Party’s poll rating has collapsed since July, as has the Prime Minister’s personal popularity.
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