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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

Tory donor who gave Boris Johnson £500,000 urges public to vote Labour

John Caudwell
The billionaire John Caudwell recently met Keir Starmer and said he was delighted his manifesto championed growth. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

A Conservative party donor who donated £500,000 to Boris Johnson’s compaign in 2019 has announced he will vote for Labour in next month’s general election.

John Caudwell, who founded the mobile phone retailer Phones4U, made the announcement on Tuesday evening, in comments first reported by the Times and the BBC.

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