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The Guardian - UK
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Henry Dyer and Rowena Mason

Frank Hester donated further £5m to Tories in January, figures show

Frank Hester Diane Abbott Richard Holden ​​Rishi Sunak
Hester departs a Conservative Party fundraising event. The donation, made by Hester’s company, the Phoenix Partnership (TPP), cements his status as the Tories’ single biggest donor.
Frank Hester leaving a Conservative party fundraising event in February. The latest donation by his company cements his status as the Tories’ single biggest donor. Photograph: George Cracknell Wright

Frank Hester, the businessman at the centre of a row about comments condemned as racist and misogynistic, gave the Conservative party a further £5m in January, figures released by the Electoral Commission show.

The donation, made by his company, the Phoenix Partnership (TPP), cements his status as the Tories’ single biggest donor, with a total of £15m now given by Hester either personally or through his company.

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