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Businessman and art collector Bernard Arnault announced last night his family will donate £172.7m (€200m) towards the rebuilding of Notre Dame. The outstanding gesture was followed by another very generous donation by the hands of billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who said in a statement he will give France £86.3m (€100m) to help to reconstruct the cathedral.
The donations come after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the medieval cathedral after a horrific fire engulfed it for more than nine hours.
That such generous donations were pledged so quickly should come as no real surprise, the ancient cathedral holds a special place in the hearts of so many French citizens and stands as a symbol of gothic architectural magnificence for the whole world to admire.
However, it came as a complete surprise when, this morning, Jacob Rees-Mogg pledged to match these combined donations with an equivalent sum from the coffers of the right-wing European Research Group.
In a brief statement, Rees-Mogg explained that, “faced with such devastating damage to a culturally significant building, it is the duty of the ERG to show solidarity with our French brethren to ensure that it if fully restored as a symbol of European excellence, Vive la République”.
It is understood that Emmanuel Macron has personally called Rees-Mogg to thank him for his unconditional generosity ahead of the Easter celebration.
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The ERG are going to donate north of £250m to this??!
I know they're minted but that seems a whopping sum by anyones standards.
As for the sentiment behind it - standing strong with France and Paris - it's the entirely human and laudible response
I wonder how much they will pledge?
I can see the hoarding going around the ruins with the logo 'Because You're Worth It' emblazoned across it
Apr 16, 2019 -- 7:39AM, mad mad moon wrote:
Saudi Arabia are always willing to give extraordinary sums to build places of worship.I wonder how much they will pledge?
Fantastic sponsorship opportunity for Saudi Aramco 
Might have to fight off Mike Ashley though, The Sports Direct Cathedral could be just the outlet to needs to take on Decathlon in the heart of Gay Paree 
"Might have to fight off Mike Ashley though, The Sports Direct Cathedral could be just the outlet"
I was just about to post the exact same thing. If people above believe the ERG have donated 1/4 of a billion, that's a tap in.
