article_snippet: Blair helped broker a deal to secure a £1million donation designed to curb the influence of trade unions on Labour, it emerged today.
article_snippet: According to the Sunday Times, Mr Blair sealed an agreement with Mr Allam that Mr Blair would find more money for the Labour party if Unite withdrew support.
article_snippet: The chairman of Hull City football club has already given £200,000 to Labour this year, and has promised another £300,000.
article_snippet: If Unite cuts Unite support, Mr Allam is said to be ready to donate another £500,000.
article_snippet: Mr Allam told the newspaper: 'I want to see a strong Labour party, less reliant on trade union money, so I have said if you have any problem with the Unite money I will make my donation £1m.'
article_snippet: Mr Allam added: 'As I have always said to our friends in the Labour party, Mr Blair and Ed Miliband, I would increase my political donations to gradually reduce the Labour party's financial reliance on the trade unions. '
article_snippet: I hope I can inspire other like-minded business people to do the same so that the Labour party can stand on the Labour party own without having to satisfy one paymaster.'
article_snippet: A lot of MPs are members of Unite,' Mr Blair said. '
article_snippet: Unite have just given £1.6m to the party to try to get Labour leader Ed Miliband into power
highlights_snippet: Reportedly agreed to donate £300,000 on top of £200,000 already this year .
  
highlights_snippet: Has promised another £500,000 if the Unite union withdraws funding .
  