Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors

Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministers

Kemi Badenoch is relaunching the Conservative party's advisory board" for high-value donors in a different guise, the Guardian has learned.

The Tory leader has drawn up plans to reinstate the exclusive group, which provided top donors with regular direct access to senior ministers, according to two people briefed on the plans.