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Ninian Wilson

Major Tory donor 'suspected of funnelling Russian money into party'

Boris Johnson made Ehud Sheleg the UK Tory party's sole treasurer in 2019

A MAJOR donor to the UK Tory party is suspected of pouring Russian money into the group, according to a bank alert filed with the National Crime Agency.

In February 2018, a donation of $630,225 was made in the name of wealthy London art dealer Ehud Sheleg, who was most recently the treasurer of the UK Tory party. The sum was part of a huge fundraising effort that helped propel Boris Johnson into Downing Street before the 2019 General Election.

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