Major Tory donor steps down as party treasurer as Starmer accuses Sunak of leaving a ‘mountain of mess - live

A major Tory donor has said that he will step down from his post as party treasurer mere days after Rishi Sunak’s election defeat.

Sir Mohamed Mansour had donated £5m to the party and was a key player in raising other funds. The Egyptian-born billionaire has told The Independent that he had decided to step aside after Mr Sunak said he would depart as party leader.

Sir Mohamed said: “A new leadership team will bring fresh talent and thinking to the task ahead”.

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer warns that he has uncovered a “moutain of mess” created by the Tory government in his first week in power. He has said that the task of fixing Britain “won’t be easy”, adding: “Our public finances are in their worst state since the second world war. Our prisons are in crisis. And the last government held its nose while sewage flooded our seas and streams.”