Who are the Tories’ recent biggest donors after Frank Hester?

Recent prominent donors to the Conservative Party, aside from Frank Hester, include: - John Sainsbury of the supermarket chain's founding family, who bequeathed £10.85m upon his death in January 2022 and had been providing smaller amounts since 2007.

- Graham Edwards, a real estate investment firm co-founder, has contributed £5.52m since 2018, including £4m in 2023 alone, and was named party treasurer by Rishi Sunak.

- Mohamed Mansour, an Egyptian billionaire, made a personal £5m donation last year, was appointed to a key fundraising role, and had previously donated over £600,000 through his company, Unatrac.

- The Bamford brothers, Anthony and Mark, involved with the machinery manufacturer, JCB, have donated over £10m over two decades, with Anthony having contributed to Boris Johnson's wedding expenses.

- Christopher Wood, the founder of Medannex, a company specializing in cancer and autoimmune disease treatments, donated £1.24m in 2023.

- Richard Harpin, CEO of Homeserve, has donated £765,000 in the last year, totaling £2.74m since 2008, despite past regulatory fines against his company.

- Amit Lohia, known as the "Prince of polyester" and the vice-chair of Indorama Corporation, gave £2m in his first donation to the party in 2023.