# Getty donated £5 million to Tory party

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/06/12/getty-donated-5m-tory-party/
- Published: 2001-06-12T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

John Paul Getty Jr has revealed that he donated £5 million to the Conservative Party
shortly before it lost the General Election.
John Paul Getty Jr donated £5 million
to the Conservative Party in the run-up to the General Election, it has been announced.
The gift was made “without strings.”

The donation follows the £5m donation made to the party by Stuart Wheeler, the wealthy
IG Index betting company businessman.

Read Getty stumps up £5m for Tory cause by Michael White at the Guardian.

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