A Tory donor whose mum has been putting Boris Johnson up rent-free for months has been handed a Government contract worth £12.7million.
Jo Bamford, son of JCB mogul Lord Bamford and Lady Bamford, bought ailing coach manufacturer Wrightbus in 2021.
It will receive £6.4million of taxpayers’ cash, plus £6.3million from auto industry bodies, to develop batteries for electric buses.