Revealed: The Tory donor, Soviet-born billionaire and fossil fuel interests bankrolling British politics

Policy Exchange, Institute for Economic Affairs, and co refuse to name their donors. But I’ve found recently published US tax documents that reveal important new details about who funds Tufton Street

A former Conservative minister once told me that the cheapest way to influence British politics isn’t to give money to politicians - it’s to fund a right wing think tank.

The network of think tanks nestled around Tufton Street in Westminster “incubated” Liz Truss. They have the ear of Rishi Sunak and other Tory ministers. Their representatives are consta…