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John Ferguson

Son of Tory donor who hosted Boris Johnson's wedding party given £11.2m Government cash

The son of a Tory donor who hosted Boris Johnson’s wedding party was handed an £11.2million UK Government grant to build hydrogen buses. Jo Bamford’s Wrightbus was given the cash to pioneer the “green” fuel cell vehicles in March 2021.

He is the son of JCB founder Lord Bamford, who hosted Johnson’s lavish wedding party on his grand Cotswolds estate last week. The outgoing Prime Minister and his wife Carrie partied with family and friends at 18th-century Daylesford House after officially tying the knot last year during the coronavirus pandemic.

A cringeworthy video has emerged of the couple dancing to Sweet Caroline in a luxury marquee tent. Billionaire Bamford has donated millions to the Conservatives and is understood to have met at least some of the costs of the party.

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