reach a different conclusion in the present case." Oyston was the subject of controversy again in 2007 when he was invited by Sir Alex Ferguson and former sports minister Richard Caborn to a Labour Party fundraising event in the new Wembley Stadium and attended by the newly appointed Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Oyston attended the event and subscribed for two tables of guests. After BBC Newsnight screened Oyston's arrival at the stadium, a spokesman for Gordon Brown said, "Mr. Brown did not meet Mr. Oyston, nor was he aware of his presence in advance. Mr. Brown has asked the general secretary of the Labour Party to investigate the circumstances, but he has already instructed him that any donation from Mr. Oyston should not be accepted." Personal life Oyston married Vicki Burns in 1964. They have two sons, one of whom, Karl, was the chairman of Blackpool F.C., and three daughters. Owen and Vicki divorced in 1982 but remarried in 1988. Oyston also has a fourth daughter, Natalie Christopher, who became chair of Blackpool F.C. in 2018. On 13 June 2008, a fire broke out at his 16th-century country home Claughton Hall. The fire started in an outbuilding and more than 20 firefighters fought the blaze, which they said could have been far more serious had the alarm been raised later. In 2014 the Sunday Times Rich List, which annually lists the 2,000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, gave Oyston's wealth, with his son Karl, as £100 million, making them the 863rd-richest in the country, down from 759th in 2008. References External links Our Friends in the North West: The Owen Oyston Affair. Lobster Magazine, Issue 34, Winter 1998. 1934 births Blackpool F.C. directors and chairmen English businesspeople English football chairmen and investors English people convicted of rape Living people British magazine publishers (people) People from County Durham People from Blackpool British radio personalities English people convicted of indecent assault