John Caudwell, the founder of Phone4U, gave half a million pounds to Boris Johnson's campaign in 2019 - but said the 'failures' of the ex-PM and his successors had convinced him to jump ship.
A billionaire donor who backed Boris Johnson at the last election said he will be voting for Labour next month because the Tories' record has left him in 'despair'. Jon Caudwell, who founded Phones4U, gave half a million pounds to the Conservatives in 2019 to avoid what he called 'the disaster that would have been Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street'.
' He said he was 'delighted' to see economic growth at the 'front and centre' of Labour's manifesto, and 'that projected growth is clearly tied into making Britain a clean energy superpower'. He added: 'So, I can declare publicly that I will vote for Labour, and I encourage everybody to do the same.
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