The 23 biggest donors to the ‘Remain’ campaign against Brexit

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Millions of pounds donated by some of the richest people in Britain were not enough to stop voters opting to leave the European Union on June 23 last year.

The Sunday Times Rich List ranks the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain and one of the sub-indexes lists the biggest donors to both the Remain and Leave campaign.

We found out that the groups that made up the Leave campaign were mainly funded by five of Britain’s richest businessman. The campaign received a total of £24.4 million in donations and loans between February 1 and June 23 last year, according to the Sunday Times. £14.9 million of that sum came from five of the nation’s richest businessmen.

While the Remain camo got a sizeable chunk in donations, the total received only after of what Leave did — £10.4 million. And in the end, Remain lost with 46.6% to Leave’s slim majority of 51.9%.

Check out the 23 biggest donors to the Remain campaign.