Labour expects to spend less than half as much as Tories on general election

2017 campaign will be party’s most frugal in years, with insiders predicting only £7m will be raisedLabour is expecting to spend less than half as much as the Tories on the general election campaign amid a drive for money donations from its 500,000 members.
Insiders said Labour had already raised around £3.8m for a possible poll when Theresa May announced a snap election two weeks ago. The party added that it had since received £1m in small donations.Continue reading...