Attack on the Brexiteers The men hit with tax bills of £2million
Arron Banks Co-founder of Leave.eu campaign and major UKIP donor. CEO of Southern Rock Insurance, has interests in a diamond mine in South Africa and a licence to mine in Lesotho. Estimated wealth £100m£250m. Banks, 51, said the EU is a “closed shop for bankrupt countries” and “is holding the UK back”. Peter Cruddas Founder of online traders CMC Markets and one of the richest men in the City, worth £860m£1.3bn. Left a London comprehensive school with no qualifications and worked his way to the top. Has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Tory party and is effectively chief fundraiser. Lord Edmiston Became a millionaire through his car import and property firms, including International Motors. Was 209th in a Sunday Times
Rich List with a fortune put at £440m. Backed the Tories and gave them £2m. In a House of Lords debate in June 2013 he opposed gay marriage. Retired from the Lords in July 2015.