Tory donors pour cash into seats held by big names at risk of losing
by Rowena Mason, Henry Dyer and Aletha Adu from World news | The Guardian on (#6N1WA)
Exclusive: Over 2.5m for MPs such as Fox and Mordaunt in what will be the highest-spending UK election
Conservative donors have poured more than 2.5m into key election battlegrounds to shore up support for MPs, such as Liam Fox and Penny Mordaunt, who are in danger of losing their seats.
The 2024 election will be the highest-spending UK contest, after the government raised national election limits to 34m per party - leaving the Conservatives and Labour in an arms race to raise cash.
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