They may be trailing both the party of government and the unofficial opposition in the polls, but it’s not all bad for the Conservatives. The latest Electoral Commission figures show that the Tories have managed to out-fundraise all other political parties when it comes to donations – for the third quarter in a row. Talk about a silver lining, eh?

The figures for the second quarter of 2025 – between April and June – show the Tories have topped the donation charts, accepting £2.9 million. Kemi Badenoch’s boys in blues managed to fundraise £300,000 more than Labour, which received £2.6 million (£1.6 million of which came from trade unions) – while Reform UK fell short, receiving just £1.4 million.

It follows a similar pattern seen in donations gifted during the first quarter of the year. T

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