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Tory supporters with a combined wealth of £11billion, including six billionaires, 19 lobbyists and Vladimir Putin's co-author all attended the Conservative Party’s fundraising summer party last year, it was claimed this week.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism said it had obtained a seating plan for the event at Old Billingsgate Market, whose guest list of 449 had previously been kept private. Here are 11 of those named as attending the bash:
1. Howard Shore
A multi-millionaire investment banker who sponsored the event and allegedly hosted David and Samantha Cameron on his table.
2. Vasily Shestakov
A Russian MP who has co-authored judo books with Vladimir Putin, was said to have been present and to have been introduced to the Prime Minister.
3. Nicolas Beggruen
A 52-year-old multi-billionaire who sat next to Samantha Cameron.
4. Andrei Borodin
An ex-banker granted asylum in the UK. He is said to have sat on the same table as Boris Johnson.
5. Alexander Temerko
A prominent Russian businessman and a major Tory donor. He also was reportedly sitting on the same table as Boris Johnson.
6. Richard Sharp
A former Goldman Sachs banker who was appointed to the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee by George Osborne.
7. Lord de la Warr
A non-exeuctive director of Cluff Natural Resources which is said to be looking at underground coal gasification in Warwickshire.
8. David Burnside
A lobbyist who the Bureau of Investigative journalism describe as having "a number of well-known Russian clients". His table reportedly included Conservative MP John Whittingdale, who is chair of the British-Ukraine All Party Parliamentary Group.
9. Lord Clanwilliam
A PR specialist whose firm represents the government of Bahrain. He allegedly headed up a table hosting defence secretary Philip Hammond.
10. James Henderson
Chief executive of PR firm Bell Pottinger, which represents fracking company Cuadrilla.
11. Darko Horvat
Horvat's fortune is estimated at £189m and little is known about him outside his native Slovenia.
Read more about the Bureau of Investigative Journalism's full report here and here.
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