
Tories fighting to keep donors amid rise of Reform UK
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservatives are fighting to stem the loss of major donors to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as the insurgent party rises in the polls. open image in gallery Nigel Farage is directly targeting Kemi Badenoch’s seat Reform held a £25,000-a head fundraiser in Mayfair on Tuesday attended by ex-Conservative donors Bassim Haidar and Mohamed Amersi. open image in gallery Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has overtaken Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives in the polls One Tory source told the Guardian the last three months have been among the worst on record for the party in terms of bringing in donations, with the treasurer’s department extremely worried about the number of donors who are no longer financially backing the party. “The problem for Kemi Badenoch is that every time she says anything, others ask, ‘Well, why didn’t you do something about it when you’re in power?’ I think she’s got to disassociate herself quite significantly from what happened in the last 14 years when there was a strategy of the middle ground and all that.” Party sources told the paper Ms Badenoch has not done enough to woo donors, citing the example of her turning up late to a function and leaving early having not been explicit enough in asking for donations.
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