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In 1999 Bishop attended the £350-a-head gala dinner at the Bournemouth Pavilion ballroom during the 1999 [[Labour Party]] Conference. The dinner raised £250,000 for the Labour Party. Sir Michael Bishop was a former Tory supporter, who lent planes to John Major's election campaign<ref>The Times; Home; 29 Sep 1999; 'Blair dinner raises Pounds 250,000 and eyebrows' Andrew Pierce and Tom Baldwin</ref>.
 
In 1999 Bishop attended the £350-a-head gala dinner at the Bournemouth Pavilion ballroom during the 1999 [[Labour Party]] Conference. The dinner raised £250,000 for the Labour Party. Sir Michael Bishop was a former Tory supporter, who lent planes to John Major's election campaign<ref>The Times; Home; 29 Sep 1999; 'Blair dinner raises Pounds 250,000 and eyebrows' Andrew Pierce and Tom Baldwin</ref>.
  
British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>.
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British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000<ref>Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker</ref>
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==Donations==
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Bishop donated £50,000 on 3 June 2016 to [[Britain Stronger in Europe]], the pro-EU campaign which failed to deliver a 'Remain' vote in the UK's EU membership referendum on 23 June 2016. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=4&rows=10&query=The%20In%20Campaign&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation The In Campaign Donations], accessed 29 June 2016</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*Trustee, [[Michael Bishop Foundation]]
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*Trustee, [[Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia]]
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*Trustee, [[Imperial War Museum Foundation]]
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*[[European Advisory Panel]], member
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*[[The In Campaign]], donor
  
 
== References ==
 
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[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Bishop, Michael]]

Latest revision as of 08:40, 29 June 2016

Sir Michael Bishop is a British businessman and a Conservative life peer. He was executive chairman of British Midland until he sold his stake in the airline to Lufthansa on 1 July 2009 for a reported £223m, boosting his estimated personal fortune of £280 million [1] to over nearly £500 million.

Bishop was also Deputy Chairman of Airtours plc, a Non-Executive Director of Kidde plc and Chairman of Channel 4 Television from 1993-97.[2]

On 1 February 2011, Bishop was created a life peer as Baron Glendonbrook, of Bowdon in the County of Cheshire, and was introduced in the House of Lords on 22 March 2011,[3] where he sits as a Conservative.

Labour and Tory donor

According to the MP's Register of Financial Interests:

  • Henry Bellingham - in March 2010 Bishop gave him £25,000 for help with responsibilities as Shadow Minister for Justice. [4]
  • David Willetts - in February 2010 gave him £35,000 to support the work of his office as Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, to pay annual salary of research assistant.

In 1999 Bishop attended the £350-a-head gala dinner at the Bournemouth Pavilion ballroom during the 1999 Labour Party Conference. The dinner raised £250,000 for the Labour Party. Sir Michael Bishop was a former Tory supporter, who lent planes to John Major's election campaign[5].

British Midland gave more than £5,000 in sponsorship to the Labour Party in 1999-2000[6]

Donations

Bishop donated £50,000 on 3 June 2016 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the pro-EU campaign which failed to deliver a 'Remain' vote in the UK's EU membership referendum on 23 June 2016. [7]

Affiliations

References

  1. Sunday Times Rich List, "Sir Michael Bishop". The Times (London), 27 April 2008. Acc 2 November 2008
  2. Queen's University Belfast Honorary Graduands 2002 Accessed 4 Sep 2007
  3. House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 22 March 2011.
  4. House of Commons, REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL INTERESTS as at 6 September 2010
  5. The Times; Home; 29 Sep 1999; 'Blair dinner raises Pounds 250,000 and eyebrows' Andrew Pierce and Tom Baldwin
  6. Financial Times; National News; 5 Sep 2000 'Campaigns put Labour in the red Politics Four Elections Prove a Strain of Party Coffers' Andrew Parker
  7. Electoral Commission, The In Campaign Donations, accessed 29 June 2016