Tory Annual Summer Fundraiser 2013
The following is a table-by-table breakdown of some of the business tycoons, foreign investors and lobbyists who were invited to the Tories’ annual summer fundraiser at Old Billingsgate market in London on 24th June 2013.
The information is based on the guest list leaked to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Guardian.
1. Bureau of Investigative Journalism (2014), “Tory Summer Party 2013: Setting the Scene”, 2nd July 2014.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2014-07-02/tory-summer-party-2013-setting-the-scene
2. Bureau of Investigative Journalism (2014), “Russian front: Cameron’s encounter with Putin friend at Tory party”, 1st July 2014.
3. Bahrain Watch (2014), “Bahrain Lobbyist Paid for Table with UK Defence Secretary at Tory Party Fundraiser, as Defence Ties Deepen”, 5th July 2014.
4. LRB Blog (2014), “Friends Like These”, 24th February 2015.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2015/02/24/peter-pomerantsev/friends-like-these/
5. Guardian (2014), “Who Sat With Whom at the Conservative Party Fundraising Dinner with an £11bn Guest List”. 1st July 2014.
Donations are as recorded in the Electoral Commission register since it began in 2001
1. The Prime Minister’s Table: Sponsored by Howard Shore (£1000 per head). At least £1,545,470,588 in combined wealth at the table.
David Cameron — The Prime Minister
Samantha Cameron — The Prime Minister’s Wife
Howard Shore — Founder of City firm, Shore Capital. Outspoken critic of EU regulation. Personal donations: £23,940. Personal + company donations: £499,330.
Andree Shore — Wife of Howard Shore
Nicholas Berggruen — Billionaire investor, philanthropist and art collector with interests in global governance. Wealth: £1,176,470,588.
Darko Horvat — Slovenian financier who is thought to reside in Switzerland. Wealth: £189,000,000
Jared Carney — Founder of Lightdale, a California consultancy, with business interests in Singapore, Canada, UK, Brazil and China
Sir John Ritblat — British Land’s former chairman and chief executive whose wealth is estimated at £180m. He is now chairman of governors of the Alpha Plus group of schools. Wealth: £180,000,000. 514th on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List.
2. The Home Secretary’s Table: Sponsored by Howard Shore (£1000 per head). At least £1,800,000,000 in combined wealth at the table.
Theresa May — Home Secretary and MP for Maidenhead
Lord De La Warr (William Sackville). Director of Cluff Natural Resources, which is seeking a coal gasification licence in Warwickshire.
Jim Hay — Director of Dubai-based Fosroc, a specialist chemical supplier, and investor in British horseracing. Wealth: £300,000,000. 307th on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List. Personal donations: £184,700.
Viscount Astor — Conservative Peer
Lord Stirling — Conservative Peer
Wafic Said — Chairman of Said Holdings, a Bermuda-based investment company. Broker in controversial British Aerospace defence deal with Saudi Arabia. Wealth: £1,500,000,000. 55th on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List.
Rosemary Said — Major donor who gave £580,000 in the last two years. Wife of Wafic Said. Personal donations: £679,266
3. The Russians: Sponsored by David Burnside (£400 per head). At least £1,100,000,000 in combined wealth at the table.
David Burnside — Former Ulster Unionist MP turned public relations expert with Russian clients.
Vasily Shestakov — Vladimir Putin’s judo partner, businessman and member of the Russian parliament.
Alex Nekrassov — Son of a former Kremlin adviser. Heads up New Century’s financial services practice.
Andrei Kliamko — Belarus-born steel magnate worth £1.1bn, according to Forbes. Wealth: £1,100,000,000.
John Whittingdale MP — MP for Maldon and chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee. Personal donations: £3,000
Timothy Lewin — Set up the Positive Russia Foundation, a pro-Kremlin campaign in the UK.
Tony Lodge — Director at London PR firm New Century Media.
Alexander Kuznetsov — Ally of Shestakov and president of the Multisport Association of Russia.
Lord Reading — President of the Commonwealth Sambo Association, a Russian martial art.
4. The Bahrain Connection: Sponsored by Lord Clanwilliam (£1000 per head). At least £100,000,000 in combined wealth at the table
Dr Afnan Al-Shuaiby — Saudi chief executive of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce.
Philip Hammond MP — MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and defence secretary since October 2011.
Conor Burns MP — MP for Bournemouth West and chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Bahrain.
Richard Sharp — Former banker, Tory donor and member of the Bank of England financial policy committee. Wealth: £100,000,000. 863rd on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List. Personal donations:£402,420.
Susan Hammond — Wife of Philip Hammond MP.
Lord Clanwilliam — PR adviser who works for the government of Bahrain. Personal donations: £11,450.
5. Boris and the Billionaire: Sponsored by Anita Zabludowicz (£1000 per head). At least 1,680,000,000 in combined wealth at the table.
Andrei Borodin — Russian financier wanted in Moscow for £220m bank fraud but who has been granted political asylum in Britain after he submitted evidence showing how he was targeted for a politically motivated prosecution. He denies the fraud allegations. Wealth: £180,000,000. 514th on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List.
Boris Johnson — Mayor of London.
Alok Sharma MP — MP for Reading West and member of the commons science and technology committee.
Sarah Weir — Former CEO at Legacy List. Now CEO for the Rothschild collection at Waddeson Manor.
Heather Kerzner — Fashion PR, former wife of casino tycoon and part of the summer party organising committee.
Jitesh Gadhia — Former Barclays executive. Member of Cameron’s business delegation to India. Personal donations: £200,000.
Tatanya Korsakova — Founder of a Russian charity for disabled children. Model and wife of Andrei Borodin.
Anita Zabludowicz — Wife of Poju Zabludowicz. Heads charitable organisations and is trustee of Legacy List, responsible for developing the Olympic Park.
Poju Zabludowicz — Private equity, telecoms, minerals and property billionaire. Wealth: £1,500,000,000. 55th on the 2014 Sunday Times rich list. Personal donations: £129,300. Personal + company donations: £301,105.
Richard Robinson — Chief executive of Legacy List, a charity which supports the Olympic Park.
6. Transport: Sponsored by Christina Logothetis (£1000 per head). At least £56,046 in personal donations received since 2001 from people at this table.
Constantine Logothetis — Runs family shipping firm. Diversified into hospitality, real estate and energy. Personal donations: £56,046. Personal + company donations: £127,246.
Patrick McLoughlin MP — MP for Derbyshire Dales and transport secretary.
Christina Logothetis — Wife of Constantine Logothetis.
Lynn McLoughlin — Wife of Patrick McLoughlin MP.
Laurent Cadji — Shipping company director.
7. When Eric Met Peter: Sponsored by mixed sponsors (£1000 per head). At least £296,836 in personal donations received since 2001 from people at this table
Donal Blaney- Founded the Young Britons’ Foundation, known as ‘Tory Madrassa’.
Peter Stringfellow — Strip club owner and long-time Conservative backer. Personal donations: £2,340.00. Personal + company donations: £39,340.
Bella Stringfellow — Wife of Peter Stringfellow.
David Edwards — CEO of the OGN Energy Group.
Alexander Temerko — Russia-born director of the OGN Energy Group. Personal donations:£289,230. Personal + company donations: £474,555.
Eric Pickles MP — MP for Brentwood and Ongar and communities and local government secretary.
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden — Scottish industrialist. Personal donations: £5,266.
Edward Sagar Fort — Director of an engineering company. Personal + company donations: £33,000.
Irene Pickles — Wife of MP Eric Pickles.
Claire Guyton — Young Britons’ Foundation events director.
8. Stanley Fink’s Table: Sponsored by Lord Fink (£400 per head). At least £130,000,000 in combined wealth at the table
Nicholas Candy — Property developer married to Australian pop star Holly Valance. Personal + company donations: £73,706.
Lord Fink — Former Conservative party treasurer. Wealth: £130,000,000. 691st on the 2014 Sunday Times Rich List 2014. Personal donations: £3,160,000.
Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe — The founder and CEO of Signia Wealth.
Lady Fink — The wife of Lord Fink.
Liza Tchenguiz — Socialite and sister of the Tchenguiz brothers, London-based property tycoons. Personal donations: £100,000.
Allen Jackson — Businessman who recently bought the Jamaica Inn, the location of Daphne du Maurier’s famous novel. Personal donations: £276,650.
9. The Blogger and the Major Donor: Sponsored by Sir Michael Hintze (£400 per head). At least £1,055,000,000 in combined wealth at the table
Sir Michael Hintze — Founder of the hedge fund CQS and major donorWealth: £1,055,000,000. Personal donations: £3,069,780. Personal + company donations: £3,181,473.
Paul Staines — Feared political blogger, working under name of Guido Fawkes.
Dean Godson — Director of centre-right think tank Policy Exchange.
Paul Goodman — Executive editor of Conservative Home website.
Lord Trimble — Former first minister of Northern Ireland who defected to the Conservatives in 2010.
Lady Trimble — A lawyer married to David Trimble.
Orla Staines- A solicitor married to Paul Staines.
