article_snippet.sent: Trade unions gave Labour £737,948 out of the £1.1million the party raised this week – the second week of the election campaign.
article_snippet.sent: This is the equivalent of £1.22 every second from trade union.
article_snippet.sent: Unite gave £112,000 according to official figures published by the Electoral Commission.
article_snippet.sent: £311,875 and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers’ £300,481.
article_snippet.sent: However, last week Unite gave Labour £1million and has provided £14.4million since Mr Miliband won the Labour leadership.
article_snippet.sent: A Labour Party spokesman said: ‘We are grateful to all those who donate to Labour Party.
article_snippet.sent: A Labour Party spokesman added: ‘Unlike the Conservatives who increasingly rely on the money of hedge funds and an exclusive group of super rich donorsLabour is proud to be supported by millions of teachers, nurses, builders, plumbers, supermarket workers and many others.
article_snippet.sent: the Conservatives received money from 17 donors, of which 14 were individuals – accounting for £460,000 of the £492,512.
article_snippet.sent: Among 17 donors, of which 14 were individuals – accounting for £460,000 of the £492,512 was Brevan Howard Asset Management hedge fund founder Christopher Rokos, who gave £170,000.