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John Caudwell

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Gender Male
Age 71
Born Birmingham
United Kingdom
Net worth2. 4 billion USD (2019)
3.1 billion USD
Spouse Kate Caudwell
Children Rufus Caudwell
Job Entrepreneur
Businessperson
Philanthropist
Official site johncaudwell.com
Date of birth October 7,1952
Zodiac sign Libra
Current partner Modesta Vžesniauskaitė
Education Berry Hill High School
Siblings Brian Caudwell
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John Caudwell Life story


John David Caudwell is a British billionaire businessman who founded the now defunct mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, real estate and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a children's charity, and Caudwell LymeCo, promoting chronic Lyme disease research in the UK.

Sort it out or step aside, Tory donor tells Boris Johnson

Sort it out or step aside, Tory donor tells Boris Johnson
Jan 11,2022 7:49 pm

... John Caudwell said: " Sort it out, Boris, or step aside and let someone else sort it out so that the Tories aren t wiped out at the next election...

Matt Moulding: The billionaire THG boss facing a reality check

Matt Moulding: The billionaire THG boss facing a reality check
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... He cut his entrepreneurial teeth working for John Caudwell, the Phones4U billionaire and another non-conformist businessman...

General election 2019: Surge in Tory donations before polling day

General election 2019: Surge in Tory donations before polling day
Feb 16,2020 9:28 am

... The biggest donor was Phones4U founder John Caudwell, who gave the Conservatives £500,000...

The Papers: Prince Philip's 'hospital dash' and Brexit 'first step'

The Papers: Prince Philip's 'hospital dash' and Brexit 'first step'
Feb 16,2020 9:23 am

... Writing for the Daily Telegraph, the billionaire founder of Phones4You - John Caudwell - reveals that, the day after clashing with the shadow chancellor John McDonnell on BBC Radio 4 s Today programme...

Newsdaily: new Zealand volcano erupts, and the United Kingdom enters into election week

Newsdaily: new Zealand volcano erupts, and the United Kingdom enters into election week
Feb 16,2020 9:01 am

... You can see what happens when the BBC Radio 4, and philanthropist John Caudwell...

Billionaire John Caudwell goes head-to-head with Labour's John McDonnell

Billionaire John Caudwell goes head-to-head with Labour's John McDonnell
Feb 16,2020 9:00 am

...Billionaire, philanthropist and Phones 4u founder, John Caudwell, went head-to-head with Labour s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, after the politician extended an invitation for tea...

General election 2019: Labour vows Budget 'to end austerity' in first 100 days

General election 2019: Labour vows Budget 'to end austerity' in first 100 days
Feb 16,2020 9:00 am

... Mr McDonnell defended his tax policy in the face of criticism from the telecoms tycoon John Caudwell, who said Labour s anti-billionaire rhetoric was destroying confidence and making wealthy people like him feel almost like pariahs ...

General election 2019: Surge in Tory donations before polling day

Feb 16,2020 9:00 am

The Conservative Party received £1. 4m in donations in The Final Two Days of The General election campaign, according to the Electoral Commission .

The SNP got £14,929 and the Brexit Party £50,000, according to the register of donations above £7,500.

The biggest donor was Phones4U founder John Caudwell , who gave the Conservatives £500,000.

Labour, the Lib Dems and other parties did not get any donations above £7,500 in The Final Two Days .

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Mr Caudwell he decided to make the donation on the Monday before The General election over fears that Labour would Get In .

He said he had never donated to a political campaign before, apart from to Tory MP Sir Bill Cash 's campaign for Brexit.

In total, across the six pre-poll donations reports, Political Parties in the UK reported receiving a combined total of £30,721,998 in donations, the Electoral Commission said.

Just £231,333 was donated to parties in The Final Two Days of the 2017 general election campaign, with most going to the Conservatives.

The second biggest donor in The Final Two Days of the 2019 campaign was Sir Ehud Sheleg, the Conservative Party 's co-treasurer, who gave The Party £375,000.

Sir Ehud, an Israeli-born entrepreneur who owns an art gallery in Mayfair, has donated More Than £3. 4m to The Party in recent years.

Hedge funds and property companies also splashed out big money on Boris Johnson 's campaign for Number 10, the.

The SNP received a £14,929 donation from one individual, Moira Louise Stratton, in The Final Two Days .

Former Tory Donor Christopher Harborne made two gifts of £25,000 to the Brexit Party in The Final Two Days , having already handed The Party More Than £3m since the summer.

Mr Harborne is The Boss of private plane dealers Sherriff Global Group and the owner of AML Global, which sells jet fuel.

The latest figures put the Conservatives on nearly £20m in registered large donations, compared with £5. 4m raised by Labour, although this does not include small donations from party members and supporters.

The biggest non-individual donor across the entire reporting period was The Union Unite, which has given £3. 2m to the Labour Party .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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