A mysterious Russian-born billionaire who has spoken out against Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been named as the UK’s biggest taxpayer.
The latest Sunday Times tax list revealed on Friday that 100 wealthy people or families paid almost £5.2 billion in tax last year.
Nearly £1 in every £10 of this sum came from one man alone – Moscow-born Alex Gerko, who set up XTX Markets in 2015 and is co-chief executive of the trading business.
