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Your support makes all the difference.The Conservative Party has issued details of dinners at No 10 and Chequers that were attended by individuals who had donated more than £50,000:
:: May 31, 2010 - Chequers - lunch.
Michael Spencer and his partner
:: June 6, 2010 - Chequers - lunch
Lord Ashcroft and his wife
:: July 14, 2010 - 10 Downing Street. Described as a "thank-you dinner" inside Number 10 itself, while flat was being refurbished.
Anthony and Carole Bamford
Michael and Dorothy Hintze
Murdoch and Elsa MacLennan
Lord John and Lady Sainsbury
Andrew Feldman
Jill and Paul Ruddock
Mike and Jenny Farmer
Michael and Clara Freeman
:: August 8, 2010 - Chequers - lunch
David Rowland and his wife
:: November 7, 2010 - Chequers - lunch
Fares Fares and his wife
:: February 6, 2011 - Chequers - lunch
Howard Leigh and his wife
:: February 28, 2011 - Downing Street flat.
David Rowland and his wife.
Andrew Feldman also attended.
:: October 15, 2011 - Chequers
A charity fundraiser in aid of Mencap and three smaller charities in aid of disabled children, attended by a large number of people, including donors to both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.
:: November 2, 2011 - Downing Street flat. Described as a "social dinner for strong and long term supporters of the party, with whom the PM has a strong relationship".
Henry and Dorothy Angest
Michael Farmer and wife
Ian Taylor and wife
:: February 27, 2012 - Downing Street flat. Said to have been a "social dinner".
Michael Spencer and partner.
:: Lord Feldman is said to have visited Chequers on "several occasions" as Conservative Party co-chairman.
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