He’s probably the most necessary ministers on this authorities however now he may simply be probably the most well-funded too.
The Pygge notices that Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, has acquired a donation of £44,000 from a significant Labour benefactor “to help my parliamentary and political duties together with for staffing and related prices.”
The donation is from David Sainsbury, inheritor of the grocery store fortune and a Labour lord.
Jones acquired the cash on the finish of September, shortly after he was promoted into the newly created No 10 position. He had beforehand been chief secretary to the Treasury, successfully Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ deputy.
The promotion of Jones, a highly-rated Labour determine, was an try to empower No 10 and impose the Prime Minister’s will on authorities and the civil service.
Sainsbury has been one of many greatest particular person donors to the Labour occasion since Keir Starmer took over as chief in 2020. His daughter, Francesca Perrin, can be a significant donor.
So it isn’t an excellent shock then that he’s placing cash behind Jones, who’s broadly thought of to be an important determine in making this No 10 operation, and the federal government, work.
The determine was revealed in Jones’ register of pursuits.
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