Conservatives raise £1.6m in second week of election campaign

Labour and Lib Dems raised £383,000 and £160,000 respectively in week leading up to 16 May, Electoral Commission data showsThe Conservatives have raised more than £1.6m during the second week of the general election campaign, more than doubling the combined donations to all the other political parties over the same period, figures show.Donors to Theresa May’s party include a firm controlled by the founders of Betfred, the bookmakers, and Doug Ellis, the former chairman of