article: Labour received more than £1 every second from trades unions in the second week of the election campaign, official figures revealed this morning. Union barons gave more than £700,000 to Ed Miliband’s party, swelling Labour’s election war chest for the last 14 days of the campaign. Overall, Labour received £1.1million in donations between April 6 and April 12 – more than twice as much as the Conservative party which received just £492,512. Union barons gave more than £700,000 to Labour in the second week of the election campaign in a boost to Ed Miliband, pictured today speaking to supporters in Leicester . Unison general secretary Dave Prentis (left) and the Unite chief Len McCluskey (right) have boosted Labour's election campaign with donations worth more than £400,000 between them . Most of the Tory cash came from wealthy individuals, who handed over £460,000. Christopher Rokos, who was a co-founder of hedge fund Brevan Howard Asset Management, donated £170,000 - the largest single amount in the period - to the Tories. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, were given just £50,000 and Ukip £8,000, according to figures from the Electoral Commission. Most of the Lib Dem cash came from the Green energy company Ecotricity, founded by Dale Vince, provided £30,000 to the Lib Dems. Labour received 14 times more in union donations than the Lib Dems total cash gifts combined. Unison handed over £311,875, USDAW £300,480 and Len McCluskey’s Unite a further £112,000. The donations from unions equate to £105,420.80 a day – or £1.22 a second. The Tories said size of the union donations to Labour exposed the type of Government Mr Miliband would lead as Prime Minister. Overall, Labour received £1.1million in donations between April 6 and April 12 – more than twice as much as the Conservative party which received just £492,512 - in a blow to David Cameron, pictured in Penzance, Cornwall today . Nick Clegg, pictured in Talgarth, Brecon, Wales today, received just £50,000 over seven days - while Ukip took just £8,000, according to figures from the Electoral Commission . MP Bob Neill said: ‘Ed Miliband has taken another hefty wedge of cash from the union barons, which comes with strings attached. ‘More spending, more borrowing, higher taxes and a bigger welfare bill- all demands that he will bow to in exchange for their financial support. ‘Ed Miliband wants to sneak into Downing Street by the back door- funded by Len McCluskey’s union cash and propped up by Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP. They will call the tune and the British people will pay the price.’ By law, political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the commission if they are standing candidates in the UK parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over £7,500. Parties must notify the commission if they are not standing candidates in order to be exempt from weekly reporting.
highlights: Union barons gave more than £700,000 to Ed Miliband’s party in a week .
  Overall, Labour accepted more than £1.1million between April 6 - April 12 .
  Tories received just £492,000 with most coming from wealthy individuals .
  The Lib Dems, meanwhile, were given just £50,000 and Ukip £8,000 .
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