For more than a decade, Anthony Bamford and his family have commanded power and influence as some of the UK’s most politically active, Brexit-backing billionaires.
His prominence increased during Boris Johnson’s premiership: he footed the bill for the then prime minister’s wedding party. It was his lawn, at his Cotswolds country estate, that played host to the marquee, hay bales and a South African-inspired barbecue when Chequers – the country residence of British leaders – was rendered unavailable to the couple after Johnson’s political downfall.
