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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu

Labour backer to match donations to Just Stop Oil after Tory criticism

Just Stop Oil protesters block traffic around Parliament Square
Just Stop Oil protesters blocked traffic around Parliament Square on Wednesday. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty

One of Labour’s biggest donors has pledged to match any public donations to Just Stop Oil in the next 48 hours, as Keir Starmer faced mounting Conservative pressure to return funds from the businessman over his backing for the environmental group.

Dale Vince, the founder of the green energy firm Ecotricity, has given at least £1.5m to Labour over the last 10 years, according to the Electoral Commission.

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