Henry Angest, chairman and chief executive of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC, has donated millions of pounds to the Tory party. He dined with David Cameron on 14 July, 2010, at Number 10 Downing Street.BBC
Henry Angest, chairman and chief executive of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC, has donated millions of pounds to the Tory party. He dined with David Cameron on 14 July, 2010, at Number 10 Downing Street.BBCThe chief executive of international brokers ICAP, Michael Spencer, is a former Tory party treasurer who has handed them millions in donations. He had dinner with the prime minister on 27 February, 2012, at Cameron's private flat.BBCMichael Hintze is the Australian boss of multi-billion dollar hedge fund managers CQS. Hintze has frequently donated to the Conservative Party, with a total running into the millions. He is also a well-known philanthropist. Cameron had him over for dinner at Number 10 on 14 July, 2010.ReutersThe head of construction vehicle manufacturers JCB, worth almost £2bn, Sir Anthony Bamford is one of the Tories' biggest cheque writers. He enjoyed a dinner with Cameron in Downing Street on 14 July, 2010.ReutersSir Paul Ruddock is the head of investment firm Lansdowne Partners - and he lines the pockets of the Tories as well as his own. Sir Paul is also a big philanthropic donor to the V&A museum. He went to Cameron's Downing Street dinner part on 14 July, 2010.paulruddock.co.ukThe CEO of Vitol Group, oil traders, Ian Taylor is a Tory donor who went to David Cameron's flat on 2 November for a dinner party.YouTube
As Prime Minister David Cameron is forced to publish a full list of Conservative Party donors who he has hosted for dinner parties at his private flat or Number 10 Downing Street, IBTimes UK puts the faces to some of the city slicker names on there.
From oil traders to hedge fund fat cats, Cameron has welcomed party financiers for dinner as they chucked cash into the party coffers.
A Sunday Times investigation revealed that party treasurer Peter Cruddas was trying to sell access to Cameron and the potential to influence government policy for a £250,000 donation to the Tory party in what is being called the "cash for access" scandal.