The Conservatives are offering business leaders access to government ministers in exchange for money, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Executives who buy £1,000-a-plate tickets to a fund-raising dinner at the Conservative Party conference will get to sit with ministers. Despite David Cameron's pledges to bring transparency to party funding, the identities of the businessmen will be kept secret.
The Conservative fund-raising operation has led to accusations of cash for access, and drawn comparisons with controversial fund-raising methods employed by Labour under Tony Blair.
The inaugural Conservative Party Business Dinner is being marketed as "an exclusive networking event" where guests will "enjoy fine wines and superb food with fellow business leaders".
It will be held inside the "secure zone" of the Conservative conference at Birmingham's International Conference Centre. Before the dinner, on Oct 5, guests can attend a drinks reception hosted by members of the Cabinet.
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