Frank Hester donated further £5m to Tories in January, figures show

Data also shows party accepted 150,000 from Hester days after comments about Diane Abbott condemned as racist were revealed

Frank Hester, the businessman at the centre of a row about comments condemned as racist and misogynistic, gave the Conservative party a further 5m in January, figures released by the Electoral Commission show.

The donation, made by his company, the Phoenix Partnership (TPP), cements his status as the Tories' single biggest donor with a total of 15m now given by Hester either personally or through his company.