Two Tory donors who signed the recent business leaders’ letter against Labour’s planned “tax on jobs” are to get seats in the Lords.

The Times has learnt that a new list of about 30 working peers due to be released in the next few days will include the names of Conservative nominees Simon Wolfson and Sir Anthony Bamford.
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Sir Anthony is the chairman of construction equipment maker JCB, which has given the Conservatives almost £1 million in recent years. He has also made smaller gifts of more than £80,000 in his own name. Donations in kind by JCB Research filed with the Electoral Commission include £175,000 towards the cost of private flights for members of the Shadow Cabinet.

Mr Wolfson, the chief executive of Next, has emerged as another major benefactor since David Cameron took over, giving £238,000 to the party over the past four years. Senior Tory officials have said that Mr Wolfson has become a significant influence in economic policy, co-chairing the party’s Competitiveness Group with John Redwood.

… more at The Times

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