Exclusive: Rocco Forte backs Wycombe MP and arch-Brexiter Steve Baker, having not donated since 2019

A hotels tycoon and disillusioned Conservative donor who vowed not to contribute to the party again has bolstered the Tory coffers in a move designed to support the arch-Brexiter Steve Baker.

Sir Rocco Forte, the Brexit-backing hotelier who helped to fund Boris Johnson’s election win and hosted a £12,000 leadership victory party for him, had distanced himself from the party and repeatedly expressed frustration over its handling of Brexit.

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