Frank Hester has donated more than £15m to the Conservative party since 2023

Donations by month accepted, £m

Other donors

Frank Hester

£20m

14 Mar 2024

£150,000

Hester

donation

15

10

5

0

Jan

2023

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan

2024

Other donors

Frank Hester

£20m

15

14 Mar 2024

£150,000

Hester donation

10

5

0

Jan

2023

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan

2024

Guardian graphic. Source: Electoral Commission, data only shows donations accepted by end of March 2024. Frank Hester's £150,000 donation was received on 8 March, but accepted on 14 March 2024, three days after publication of his comments about Diane Abbott