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23 January 2015updated 04 Oct 2023 10:27am

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to donate £300,000 to the Green party

Legendary fashion designer and political activist, Vivienne Westwood, believes "there's not a hair to put between" Labour and the Tories.

By Ashley Cowburn

(Photo By Vivienne Westwood described Ed Miliband as a "pathetic creature" Photo: Getty/Carl Court)

This post originally appeared on May2015

Dame Vivienne Westwood, the English fashion designer and political activist, is to donate around £300,000 to the Green party in an effort to put “a bit of oil” on the party’s wheels.

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