He is David Cameron’s right hand man, the second most powerful man in the Conservative Party today. Deputy Chairman Lord Ashcroft, better known as Cameron’s largest bankroller, pumping £millions into Conservative marginal seats, including over £14,000 in Scotland – and may be the largest single donor of all time.
In 1999, when the then Conservative leader, William Hague first recommended Lord Ashcroft for a Peerage, he was rejected because he didn’t live in or pay taxes in the UK. It was only in 2000, after he promised to return to live in Britain and pay tax here, and with the personal assurance of William Hague, that the House of Lords allowed him to become a member. This week we found out that was a promise he never kept.
Instead of paying tens of millions of pounds in tax, money that could have helped pay for schools and hospitals, Lord Ashcroft chose to spend his money on David Cameron’s Conservative campaign.
We now know that instead of paying fair taxes, like everyone else has to in the UK Lord Ashcroft has been channelling millions into the Conservative Party to help them buy this election. So next time you see glossy Conservative leaflets or letters, pouring through your letter box, think that these expensive Tory campaigns have come at the cost of new Schools, Health Centres or new roads in all our communities.
Ashcroft
Ashcroft
He is David Cameron’s right hand man, the second most powerful man in the Conservative Party today. Deputy Chairman Lord Ashcroft, better known as Cameron’s largest bankroller, pumping £millions into Conservative marginal seats, including over £14,000 in Scotland – and may be the largest single donor of all time.
In 1999, when the then Conservative leader, William Hague first recommended Lord Ashcroft for a Peerage, he was rejected because he didn’t live in or pay taxes in the UK. It was only in 2000, after he promised to return to live in Britain and pay tax here, and with the personal assurance of William Hague, that the House of Lords allowed him to become a member. This week we found out that was a promise he never kept.
Instead of paying tens of millions of pounds in tax, money that could have helped pay for schools and hospitals, Lord Ashcroft chose to spend his money on David Cameron’s Conservative campaign.
We now know that instead of paying fair taxes, like everyone else has to in the UK Lord Ashcroft has been channelling millions into the Conservative Party to help them buy this election. So next time you see glossy Conservative leaflets or letters, pouring through your letter box, think that these expensive Tory campaigns have come at the cost of new Schools, Health Centres or new roads in all our communities.