Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler was tonight dramatically expelled from the Conservative party after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence party (Ukip). Wheeler's expulsion was confirmed in a terse, one-line statement by a party spokesman who said: "Stuart Wheeler has been expelled from the Conservative party". The spread betting tycoon had earlier said that he was making th...

Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler has been dramatically expelled from the Conservative after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence Party.

Tory backer, Stuart Wheeler, has given UKIP £100,000 to fight the European Parliament Elections. Wheeler says he puts loyalty to his Country above loyalty to the Tory Party. Click here to see an interview with Stuart Wheeler.

• Betting tycoon protests at 'silence' on EU • Half of shadow cabinet are Eurosceptics, he claims The Conservative party last night expelled one of its highest profile financial backers, Sir Stuart Wheeler, after the millionaire betting tycoon donated £100,000 to the UK Independence party. In a terse one-line statement the party said: "Stuart Wheeler has been expelled...

Stuart Wheeler is a member of the Conservative Party who intends to support UKIP in the European election - and is gifting them a rather substantial donation - but intends to vote Conservative in the local elections and at a general election. If I urged all my readers to vote for UKIP I would be expelled from the party and quite rightly so. You cannot be a member of a political party and publicly ...

The News of the World has the scoop that Stuart Wheeler has defected to UKIP and gifted Nigel Farage's party a £100,000 donation. He told the News of the World: "The EU is doing so much damage to our economy...

Dear David,Once again, the wide range of Conservative views about UK membership of the EU is in the news thanks to Conservative member, Stuart Wheeler, making public his intention to donate £100,000 to UKIP. Once again we see polarised debate as some people lambast Wheeler for disloyalty, while others feel he is taking a principled stand on an issue he ranks as the most important in this country.

One of the basic rules of a political party is that members do not incite voters to vote against the party's official candidates. It is a clear cut rule that is held by nearly all significant parties and one that has been enforced irrespective of the identity of the individuals involved. The news that Conservative Party donor Stuart Wheeler has given £100,000 to the UK Independence Part...

Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler has been dramatically expelled from the Conservative Party after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence Party.

The News of the World reports that Stuart Wheeler, the major Tory donor, has written a £100,000 cheque to UKIP and will vote for the party in the European elections. But this is not a straight forward defection. Wheeler says he will vote Tory in the local elections and at the general election. So, the party leadership must decide whether to expel Wheeler and refuse any future donations from h...