The News of the World reports that Stuart Wheeler, the major Tory donor, has written a £100,000 cheque to UKIP and will vote for the party in the European elections. But this is not a straight forward defection. Wheeler says he will vote Tory in the local elections and at the general election. So, the party leadership must decide whether to expel Wheeler and refuse any future donations from h...
submitted by
Spectator on 28th Mar 2009 (via spectator.co.uk)
The UKIP leader on why he's happy to take Stuart Wheeler's cash - even if he plans to vote Tory at the local and general elections That Stuart Wheeler has been turfed out of the Tory Party as a result of lending his support to UKIP for the European elections highlights one of the major differences between the two parties. Indeed, it highlights a fault line that runs right through politic...
submitted by
NewStatesman on 31st Mar 2009 (via newstatesman.com)
The News of the World has the scoop that Stuart Wheeler has defected to UKIP and gifted Nigel Farage's party a £100,000 donation. He told the News of the World: "The EU is doing so much damage to our economy...
submitted by
ConservativeHome on 28th Mar 2009 (via conservativehome.blogs.com)
Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler was tonight dramatically expelled from the Conservative party after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence party (Ukip). Wheeler's expulsion was confirmed in a terse, one-line statement by a party spokesman who said: "Stuart Wheeler has been expelled from the Conservative party". The spread betting tycoon had earlier said that he was making th...
submitted by
Guardian on 29th Mar 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
Tory party tycoon Stuart Wheeler donates £100,000 to UKIP after becoming disillusioned with David Cameron's policies on Europe.
submitted by
BBCPolitics on 28th Mar 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Stuart Wheeler is a member of the Conservative Party who intends to support UKIP in the European election - and is gifting them a rather substantial donation - but intends to vote Conservative in the local elections and at a general election. If I urged all my readers to vote for UKIP I would be expelled from the party and quite rightly so. You cannot be a member of a political party and publicly ...
submitted by
AndrewAllison on 29th Mar 2009 (via andrew-allison.blogspot.com)
Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler has been dramatically expelled from the Conservative after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence Party.
submitted by
SkyNews on 29th Mar 2009 (via news.sky.com)
Stuart Wheeler is one of those rarities in political circles - someone who puts principles before party. While his donation to UKIP and subsequent expulsion from the Tories is great news for UKIP supporters and eurosceptics in general, it has to be remembered that he has been stabbed in the back by the party that he’s
submitted by
WonkosWorld on 3rd Apr 2009 (via wonkosworld.co.uk)
The News of the World is reporting that Stuart Wheeler has written a cheque for £100,000 to UKIP. ConservativeHome is reporting this as a defection. It is not. Wheeler says he will vote Tory in the local elections and in the General Election. All he's actually doing is what he said he would do in September last year, as I reported HERE. But the man is a menace. He needs a regular fix of...
Tory backer, Stuart Wheeler, has given UKIP £100,000 to fight the European Parliament Elections. Wheeler says he puts loyalty to his Country above loyalty to the Tory Party. Click here to see an interview with Stuart Wheeler.
Stuart Wheeler, the multi-millionaire who has donated millions to the Tories, has defected to UKIP. When David Camoron reappointed arch-eurofederalist Ken Clarke to his shadow cabinet, he managed to not only irritate vast swathes of the Tory membership but also Stuart Wheeler, their biggest donor. Wheeler warned Camoron that he wasn’t happy and they needed to buck
