Branson bankrolls Miller’s bid to oust Brexit MPs: Virgin boss donates thousands to £300,000 project to remove 100 MPs who support leaving Europe

‘Richard Branson is bankrolling a campaign to oust MPs who support Brexit, the Mail can reveal.The Virgin boss, who left Britain four years ago to live offshore, has donated tens of thousands of pounds to the plot to influence the election.
Gina Miller, the millionaire businesswoman who took the Government to court over Brexit, yesterday promised ‘the biggest tactical voting effort in our history’ as she launched the Best for Britain campaign.
More than £300,000 will be poured into up to 100 marginal seats to help elect candidates who do not rule out the country remaining in the EU.
Mrs Miller said people need to vote tactically in the General Election to avoid an ‘elected dictatorship’ as she claimed nearly 10,000 people had given money to the ‘grassroots movement’.
But today the Mail can reveal the project has been set up in office space provided by Sir Richard and that the businessman given £25,000 to help it launch.’
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