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By Mikey Smith Floundering Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is splashing out more on Facebook ads than Donald Trump as he ramps up an unprecedented big money campaign to help him cling to power. It comes after the Tories nearly doubled the amount parties can spend in the run up to an election to an eye-watering £35 million. Britain’s election watchdog warned the changes risked damaging the transparency of political donations and public confidence in elections. The Tories massively ramped up spending on social media ads over Christmas, spending more than £104,500 on Mr Sunak’s page alone in the last …