Kids Company: Tory donor denies 'any part' in decision to award charity £3m grant
A major Tory donor has confirmed that he had lobbied the Government to provide more support for the troubled charity Kids Company in the months leading up to its collapse. James Lupton, who is the Conservatives’ co-treasurer and donated more than £1m to the party last year, said that he had attended a meeting at the Department of Education alongside the charity’s founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh, to discuss its future.