Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from on (#6699M)
Payment for policy advice' came from company of hedge fund manager who organised September champagne reception
The cabinet minister Oliver Dowden received more than 8,000 in fees for policy advice" to the company of a hedge fund manager who hosted a champagne reception for the former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on the day of the disastrous mini-budget.
Dowden, a close ally of Rishi Sunak, was briefly employed by Caxton Associates, the hedge fund of Andrew Law, after resigning as Conservative party chairman earlier this year.
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