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'''Arron Banks''' is a British businessman and political donor. He is the co-founder (with [[Richard Tice]]) of the [https://leave.eu/ Leave.EU] campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laville |first=Sandra |title=Arron Banks: self-styled bad boy and bankroller of Brexit |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/10/arron-banks-self-styled-bad-boy-and-bankroller-of-brexit |work=The Guardian |date=10 June 2018 |accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hope |first=Christopher |date=11 July 2015 |title=Millionaire Jim Mellon backs £20million 'anti-politics' campaign to leave EU as name revealed |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11717415/Millionaire-Jim-Mellon-backs-20million-anti-politics-campaign-to-leave-EU-as-name-revealed.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> Banks was previously one of the largest donors to the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) and bankrolled [[Nigel Farage]]’s campaign to leave the [[EU]].  
 
'''Arron Banks''' is a British businessman and political donor. He is the co-founder (with [[Richard Tice]]) of the [https://leave.eu/ Leave.EU] campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laville |first=Sandra |title=Arron Banks: self-styled bad boy and bankroller of Brexit |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/10/arron-banks-self-styled-bad-boy-and-bankroller-of-brexit |work=The Guardian |date=10 June 2018 |accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hope |first=Christopher |date=11 July 2015 |title=Millionaire Jim Mellon backs £20million 'anti-politics' campaign to leave EU as name revealed |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/11717415/Millionaire-Jim-Mellon-backs-20million-anti-politics-campaign-to-leave-EU-as-name-revealed.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> Banks was previously one of the largest donors to the [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) and bankrolled [[Nigel Farage]]’s campaign to leave the [[EU]].  
  
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A British parliamentary committee report concluded; "Arron Banks is believed to have donated £8.4m to the Leave campaign, the largest political donation in British politics, but it is unclear from where he obtained that amount of money"; "He failed to satisfy us that his own donations had, in fact, come from sources within the UK."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chair comments on the decision to refer Arron Banks to the National Crime Agency|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/arron-banks-nca-quote-17-19/|website=www.parliament.uk}}</ref> Banks has stated that the money he donated to the Leave.EU campaign was legitimate and came from his UK insurance businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arron Banks 'dropped from BBC's Question Time panel' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46128370 |accessdate=1 March 2019 |work=BBC News |date=7 November 2018}}</ref> He has been reported to have had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/08/arron-banks-met-russian-ambassador-11-times-lucrative-deals |title=Revealed: Leave.EU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times |work=The Guardian |date=8 July 2018 |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref> as well as offered business opportunities in [[Russia]] in the run-up to the [[EU Referendum|Brexit referendum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/leave-eu-russia-arron-banks-andy-wigmore|title=Leave.EU faces new questions over contacts with Russia |first1=Carole |last1=Cadwalladr |first2=Peter |last2=Jukes |date=16 June 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/arron-banks-nigel-farage-leave-brexit-russia-connection |title=Arron Banks, Brexit and the Russia connection |first=Carole |last=Cadwalladr |date=16 June 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> He has denied any wrongdoing and said: "There was no Russian money and no interference of any type."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arron Banks challenged over Leave.EU funds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46089236 |accessdate=1 March 2019 |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
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A [[UK parliamentary committee]] report concluded; "Arron Banks is believed to have donated £8.4m to the Leave campaign, the largest political donation in British politics, but it is unclear from where he obtained that amount of money"; "He failed to satisfy us that his own donations had, in fact, come from sources within the UK."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chair comments on the decision to refer Arron Banks to the National Crime Agency|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/arron-banks-nca-quote-17-19/|website=www.parliament.uk}}</ref> Banks has stated that the money he donated to the Leave.EU campaign was legitimate and came from his UK insurance businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arron Banks 'dropped from BBC's Question Time panel' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46128370 |accessdate=1 March 2019 |work=BBC News |date=7 November 2018}}</ref> He has been reported to have had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/08/arron-banks-met-russian-ambassador-11-times-lucrative-deals |title=Revealed: Leave.EU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times |work=The Guardian |date=8 July 2018 |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref> as well as offered business opportunities in [[Russia]] in the run-up to the [[EU Referendum|Brexit referendum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/leave-eu-russia-arron-banks-andy-wigmore|title=Leave.EU faces new questions over contacts with Russia |first1=Carole |last1=Cadwalladr |first2=Peter |last2=Jukes |date=16 June 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/arron-banks-nigel-farage-leave-brexit-russia-connection |title=Arron Banks, Brexit and the Russia connection |first=Carole |last=Cadwalladr |date=16 June 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> He has denied any wrongdoing and said: "There was no Russian money and no interference of any type."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arron Banks challenged over Leave.EU funds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46089236 |accessdate=1 March 2019 |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
  
 
Banks reportedly pressed the [[UKIP]] NEC several times to influence the election of party leadership in exchange for continuing donations. He claimed he was suspended from UKIP in March 2017, but UKIP said his membership had "lapsed earlier in the year".<ref name=laura>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/14/ukip-suspends-donor-aaron-banks-party/ |title=Ukip 'suspends' donor Aaron Banks from the party |author=Laura Hughes |work=Daily Telegraph |date=14 March 2017 |accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref>
 
Banks reportedly pressed the [[UKIP]] NEC several times to influence the election of party leadership in exchange for continuing donations. He claimed he was suspended from UKIP in March 2017, but UKIP said his membership had "lapsed earlier in the year".<ref name=laura>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/14/ukip-suspends-donor-aaron-banks-party/ |title=Ukip 'suspends' donor Aaron Banks from the party |author=Laura Hughes |work=Daily Telegraph |date=14 March 2017 |accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:50, 4 March 2019

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(businessman, financier)
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BornArron Fraser Andrew Banks
March 1966
NationalityBritish
Founder ofLeave.EU

Arron Banks is a British businessman and political donor. He is the co-founder (with Richard Tice) of the Leave.EU campaign.[1][2] Banks was previously one of the largest donors to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and bankrolled Nigel Farage’s campaign to leave the EU.

A UK parliamentary committee report concluded; "Arron Banks is believed to have donated £8.4m to the Leave campaign, the largest political donation in British politics, but it is unclear from where he obtained that amount of money"; "He failed to satisfy us that his own donations had, in fact, come from sources within the UK."[3] Banks has stated that the money he donated to the Leave.EU campaign was legitimate and came from his UK insurance businesses.[4] He has been reported to have had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials[5] as well as offered business opportunities in Russia in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.[6][7] He has denied any wrongdoing and said: "There was no Russian money and no interference of any type."[8]

Banks reportedly pressed the UKIP NEC several times to influence the election of party leadership in exchange for continuing donations. He claimed he was suspended from UKIP in March 2017, but UKIP said his membership had "lapsed earlier in the year".[9]

 

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