‘When power shifts, so does the money’: mega-donors fill Labour’s coffers

Large financial backers are returning to the party after abandoning it during the Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn eras

Labour HQ was shocked and delighted to discover the party had raised 4m during the first two weeks of the election campaign, while the beleaguered Tories managed just 290,000.

But according to a Labour donor who used to raise funds for the party, the adage when power shifts, so too does the money" rings true.