Reform wins the donations run for the first quarter of 2026, pulling in £9.4 million from 31 donations. Crypto investors Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne gave the party £4 and £3 million respectively…
The Tories came second with £6 million followed by Labour and the LibDems. The Greens trail behind…
| Party | Total Donations | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | £9,360,764 | 31 |
| Conservative | £6,070,961 | 174 |
| Labour | £4,102,856 | 119 |
| Liberal Democrats | £2,956,054 | 318 |
| Co-operative Party | £439,300 | 3 |
| Green Party | £261,784 | 14 |
| SNP | £217,758 | 10 |
| SDLP | £79,536 | 6 |
| Alliance | £61,871 | 4 |
| Plaid Cymru | £59,467 | 7 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | £40,303 | 3 |
| Advance UK | £28,000 | 4 |
| The Reclaim Party | £20,000 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | £15,000 | 1 |
| Scottish Green Party | £12,590 | 3 |
Source: Electoral Commission, Q1 2026 donations.
Tom Baldwin, author of Starmer’s hagiography, spoke to Times Radio:
Tom Baldwin: “I think he’d like to do something. He’s very dutiful and driven by service. That’s why he came into politics. I think that’s characterised his time as prime minister. He hasn’t always sought popularity or been good at being popular. But I think he has some of the necessary qualities that we actually do want in a prime minister. That resilience, that relentlessness, that ability to carry the weight and the job really does weigh very heavily on people and he carries that weight very, very well.”
Jo Coburn: “NATO Secretary-General?”
Tom Baldwin: “I think that’s something that he would be interested in. I think it probably requires Andy Burnham’s government to support him in that and these are some of the questions which Andy Burnham has to resolve quite quickly.”