A TORY fundraiser to "keep Scotland in the Union" is in disarray after it emerged that the event was being run from a detached house in Sussex.

A lavish campaign dinner for the Scottish party is being co-ordinated by the "United and Cecil Club" (U&CC), a body that had to forfeit an illegal donation last year.

SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson said the revelation raised questions about how the Conservatives planned to fund their referendum strategy. Scottish Tory chief Ruth Davidson last month kickstarted her bid to stop independence by launching a new group, "Conservative Friends of the Union".

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