Tories rake in £3.8million in donations in a single week – 11 times the cash raised by Labour
Theresa May's party has successfully attracted donations from a number of rich businessmen
THE CONSERVATIVES raised 11 times more money than Labour in the last full week of the election campaign, figures revealed today.
The Tories received nearly £3.8million in just seven days - five times as much as every other party put together.
Theresa May's party is raking in cash from wealthy donors, while their challengers are struggling to attract large donations.
Labour is attracting almost no money from individuals, with nearly all of its significant funding coming from left-wing trade unions.
Figures released today by the Electoral Commission list all donations above £7,500 given to the parties during the campaign's third week.
In total the Tories raised £3,772,550, with Labour taking just £331,499 and the Lib Dems close behind on £310,500.
The largest donor to any party in this week was John Gore, producer of musicals including The Book of Mormon, who gave the party just over £1million.
Other donors included digger firm JCB, which gave £500,000, as well as dozens of rich businessmen.
Labour took just £15,000 from individuals, with Len McCluskey's union Unite handing over £160,000 and Unison paying another £87,000.
Most of the Liberal Democrat funding came from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, a non-profit, although individual donors included former FA boss Greg Dyke and ex-MP John Hemming.
Overall the Conservatives have now raised £9.5million during the General Election campaign, compared to £3.4million for Labour.
Rich individuals have shunned Labour since hard-left Jeremy Corbyn took over as leader.
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Despite lagging in funding, the party has been rising in the polls in recent weeks, leaving the election result less certain than it was previously.
One poll today showed Mrs May just three points ahead of Mr Corbyn, meaning she could end up with a tiny majority.
The Tories have been hitting Labour hard on social media, racking up millions of views on anti-Corbyn viral videos.