Scandal-hit Tory donor opens wallet to Starmer

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A scandal-hit Conservative Party donor said he would open his wallet to Labor ahead of the next election.

Mohamed Amersi, who with his partner has donated £750,000 to the Tories, has revealed he will donate the money to Labor politicians.

The Independent understands that Keir Starmer's party will not accept donations from the telecommunications mogul - but may allow his individual MPs to do so.

Mr. Amersi, a multi-millionaire who backed Boris Johnson's leadership campaign, has been accused of 'attempted blackmail, bribery, bribery and dirty money' by a top Tory. MP during a debate in the House of Commons in June.

Telecommunications tycoon Mr Amersi told The Independent: 'I think the country has need help in many places in the North, in the East where societies are broken Crime, unemployment, poverty…these are all huge problems So whoever is in the best position and who has a strategy on how best to deal with his constituency, I am happy to support him.

“If a Labor MP comes and says, 'Listen, I've been an MP here and I need money to help me in my awareness-raising actions, can you help me?' I will."

His speech comes as new analysis reveals the Prime Minister is forced to rely on a dwindling donor pool as support for the Tories dwindles and that opinion polls show that the party is on the verge of being eliminated in the next elections.

Rishi Sunak s increasingly relies on a shrinking pool of Conservative donors

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Amazingly, four-fifths of all individual donations made to the Conservative Party since Mr Sunak entered Downing Street came from just 10 wealthy people, according to an analysis by The Independent.

That figure was far lower under his predecessors Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron – and suggests the party is becoming more “heavily dependent” on a small support group…