Yet despite the denials a quick look at Butler’s recently released parliamentary register of
interests shows that she received more than £11,000 in donations, the sort of money that would be helpful for a mayoral campaign, around the same time that she was denying it. Two of the donors are Felicity Minton and Jacquie Lawrence. They’re former television executives who now run
Jackdaw Media, which focuses on creating women-led stories. The company created a documentary about Linda Riley, the founder of
les Visibility Week, who also recently donated to Butler. Back in 2017,
Butler appointed Riley as the Labour party’s LGBT Diversity Lead.
) and a potentially new London mayoral candidate. 
