Partner in Saudi bid to buy Newcastle United is major Tory donor
by David Conn and Harry Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5H4C7)
Jamie Reuben's involvement in bid supported by Boris Johnson raises more cronyism questions
An investor in the planned takeover of Newcastle United that received high-level support from Boris Johnson last year is a major Conservative party donor who has personally funded the prime minister's constituency office and leadership campaign.
Jamie Reuben, 34, his father, David, and uncle Simon, who own the Reuben Brothers property development empire, were co-investors with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), and the financier Amanda Staveley, in the 300m bid to buy the Premier League club from Mike Ashley.
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