to 2016, he donated to the office or campaigns of a number of Labour Party politicians, including MPs Tony Blair, Ruth Smeeth, Liz Kendall, Tom Watson and Dan Jarvis. Since 2016, he has additionally financially supported the MPs Ivan Lewis, Owen Smith, Lisa Nandy, Tristram Hunt, Jack Dromey, Ian Austin, Rachel Reeves , Liam Byrne and Wes Streeting. In February 2020, he donated £50,000 to support the Labour party leadership election campaign of Keir Starmer. References 1935 births Alumni of King's College, Cambridge British businesspeople British Jews British philanthropists Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order CVC Capital Partners Knights Bachelor Living people People educated at Clifton College Labour Friends of Israel