Dale Vince - a key backer of the environmental protest group - has given more than a quarter of a million pounds to the Labour Party since the last election. Despite Starmer's criticisms of the group, Mr Vince has said he thought the Labour leader would make 'a great prime minister'.
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He asked:"We've just given permission to a new coal mine in the teeth of climate crisis. What are we to think and do about that?" The entrepreneur said he gave money to Labour in order"to help them win, to help them into government so they have the chance to deliver their agenda, which is my agenda, social justice and a green economy".Founded by Mr Vince in 1995, Ecotricity now supplies energy to about 200,000 homes and businesses in the UK. The company employs more than 800 people.
"I'm a particular fan of his, the way he goes about things and the things he says. I think he'd be a great prime minister," he said.
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