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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Noyce

Major Tory donor threatens to back Labour over ‘madness’ of Sunak’s net zero U-turn

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A major Conservative Party donor has threatened to switch his allegiance to Labour over the “madness” of Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn.

Billionaire John Caudwell was the Tory party’s largest donor before the last election, but he has now said there is “no chance whatsoever” that he will support Mr Sunak after the changes the prime minister made on an array of green policies earlier this week.

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