‘Come on Mr Bezos... pledge to charity’

CAUDWELL has called on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to ‘do the right thing’ and pledge a huge chunk of his wealth to charity.

The Phones4u founder, who is worth £1.56 billion, has signed up to give 70 per cent of his wealth to charity through the Giving Pledge, along with US investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. But Bezos – worth an eye-watering $187 billion (£136 billion) making him the world’s richest man, ahead of Tesla founder Elon Musk – is yet to sign up.

‘ I’m amazed that Jeff Bezos hasn’t joined the Giving Pledge yet, because he’s just profiteering through the roof,’ Caudwell says. ‘So, if Jeff Bezos reads this article, please Jeff, do the right thing. Please join the Giving Pledge and show that you’ve got a humanitarian spirit.’

Caudwell says he has donated ‘ close to’ £ 50 million to good causes. His charities include Caudwell Children and LymeCo, set up to raise awareness of Lyme disease, after his whole family tested positive for the bacterial infection.