Graham King, a former caravan park and disco tycoon, is believed to be making £3.5million a day - all from the taxpayer - for accommodating and transporting arrivals due to the UK's migrant crisis.
The 'king' of Britain's migrant hotels has a soaring £750million fortune that has catapulted him into Britain's Rich List for the first time in 2024, it was revealed today.
Alfie Best - Britain's richest gypsy - has a fortune of £947million, according to the Sunday Times, having invested in US-style caravan parks and billing them as a solution to Britain's social housing crisis. His wealth is up £202million from £745million. The Hindujas have again topped Britain's rich list - and are worth £2billion more than a year ago with an extraordinary net worth of £37.2billion in 2024. The family, led by Indian-British billionaire businessman Gopi Hinduja, boss of the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group continue to make money hand over fist from media and finance to energy and cars.
Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has become the first billionaire musician from the UK, at the age of 81, up £50million since 2023, while Harry Potter author JK Rowling is approaching her first £1billion with an estimated wealth of £945million. He branched out after a disco he ran lost its licence and he suggested he could use the building – a former cinema – to house refugees instead.
Mr Best, pictured with his luxury cars, was born into a gypsy Romany family in a caravan at the side of the road, he left school at the age of 12 and his first job was helping his father sell tarmac door-to door At the age of 17 he became a car dealer before opening a chain of mobile phone shops which he later sold for a large profit.
The father of two also has an extensive property portfolio, including ten villas in Barbados that are rented out to tourists and a Hertfordshire golf course. The latest annual Sunday Times Rich List revealed their wealth grew substantially despite the wider UK billionaire boom coming 'to an end' in the face of tough economic conditions.A group of protestors outside one of his London hotels in January after around 400 asylum seekers were set to be moved
READ MORE: Sir Paul McCartney becomes first UK billionaire musician - beating Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Mick Jagger to top rich list spot Sir Paul McCartney has become the first billionaire musician from the UK, according to the 2024 Sunday Times Rich ListThe rise was linked to Ms Murty's small stake in Infosys, the $70billion Indian IT giant co-founded by her billionaire father. Her shares grew in value by £108.8 million to nearly £590 million for the year.
The number of billionaires reached a peak of 177 in 2022, before dropping to 171 and falling again to 165 this year, driven by some seeing their private wealth contract amid high borrowing rates and others leaving the country. The news outlet has also published its annual rich list, which is included in a 76-page special edition of its Sunday magazine, revealing the wealth of the 350 richest individuals and families in Britain.
The next wealthiest UK pop star under the age of 40 is former One Direction member Styles, 30, who made his £175 million through music and film appearances. Topping the list, which showcases British talent from music, sport, entertainment, and business, is Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, with £10.1 billion.
Robert Watts, compiler of The Sunday Times Rich List, said: 'Despite the tougher business environment, we have many impressive entrepreneurial stories in this year's Sunday Times Rich List. £10.1 billion The 7th Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, is set to marry his fiancee Olivia Henson in June. He is the richest young person on the list at the age of 33Ed Sheeran, pictured celebrating a goal for his beloved Ipswich Town, has been crowned the richest young musician in the UK with £340 million
The Danish billionaire is the chief executive of clothing retailer Bestseller - boasting brands such as Jack & Jones, which was founded by his father Troels Holch Povlsen in 1975.Mr Povlsen is closely followed by whisky tycoon Glenn Gordon and Family in second place, who saw his net worth increase by just over £1 billion in the last year to £5.6 billion.
The second-richest Briton is a Ukrainian-born business magnate and philanthropist who built up his fortune in Russia.3. David and Simon Reuben and family - £24.98 billion He has since moved into the beauty industry, with his line of hair tools proving particularly popular.The Swire family's fortune stems from Swire Group, a global business spanning property, transport and industrials.
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