Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors

Badenoch’s decision to relaunch the board is a sign of her efforts to keep money flowing into the party’s coffers. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Kemi Badenoch is relaunching the Conservative party’s “advisory board” for high-value donors in a different guise, the Guardian has learned.

The Tory leader has drawn up plans to reinstate the exclusive group, which provided top donors with regular direct access to senior ministers, according to two people briefed on the plans.