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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Tories boosted by £5m donation from health entrepreneur amid dwindling pool of supporters

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The Conservatives have been handed huge £5m donation from a millionaire healthcare entrepreneur, as the party relies on a select group of mega-rich backers to boost its coffers.

Frank Hester, founder and chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), has given the seven-figure sum to Rishi Sunak’s party in a boost to the PM’s spending power ahead of the next general election.

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