Tory donor says Keir Starmer ‘more receptive to his ideas than Rishi Sunak’

Billionaire John Caudwell open to switching allegiance after criticism of UK government’s net zero policy

A billionaire Tory donor has said Keir Starmer is more receptive to his ideas than Rishi Sunak.

John Caudwell was the Conservative party’s biggest donor in the run-up to the 2019 general election, during which he gave £500,000 to Boris Johnson’s campaign.