influencing elections

• 1. Pressure groups


  Attempt to influence elections by supporting particular political parties and encouraging their members to vote for them
• In the 2019 election, trade unions gave £5m in donations to the Labour party
• Pressure group support of political parties

  Has had mixed results, with trade union influence over the Labour Party being heavily criticised by other parties
• Jeremy Corbyn was accused of being 'propped up by the unions'
• The amount of influence that pressure groups can have

  Pales into insignificance when compared to the influence that business and rich individuals can have
• In the same election that Labour raised £5m from the unions, the Conservative Party raised £13m, most of which came from a small number of hyper-rich individuals