Boost for Kemi Badenoch as Tories raise twice as much as Reform in donations

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Conservatives hit out at Nigel Farage’s party as official figures show Tories attracting big-money donors even as they sink in the polls

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The Conservatives have received twice as much money from donors as Reform in the first three months of this year, even as they sink in the polls.

The financial backing will come as a boost to the under-pressure Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, days after her party dropped to fourth place in a major poll.