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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Casper Hughes

Tory donor says Keir Starmer ‘more receptive to his ideas than Rishi Sunak’

John Caudwell
John Caudwell, founder of now defunct mobile phone retailer Phones4U, was the Conservative party’s biggest donor in the run-up to the 2019 general election. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A billionaire Tory donor has said Keir Starmer is more receptive to his ideas than Rishi Sunak.

John Caudwell was the Conservative party’s biggest donor in the run-up to the 2019 general election, during which he gave £500,000 to Boris Johnson’s campaign.

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