Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Rami Ranger, who was suspended temporarily in 2023, makes successful bid at party fundraising event

A Conservative donor who was suspended from the party after being accused of bullying and inappropriate language spent 50,000 last week to have dinner with Kemi Badenoch, the Guardian has learned.

Rami Ranger was the successful bidder for the dinner at a Tory fundraising event and will attend the meal with a small group of friends, infuriating those in the party who believe he should not have been readmitted.