Both children's hospitals have said they will return all previous donations from the Presidents Club. A spokeswoman for Gosh Children's Charity described the reports as shocking and said: "We would never knowingly accept donations raised in this way. "Due to the wholly unacceptable nature of the event we are returning previous donations and will no longer accept gifts from the Presidents Club Charitable Trust." The hospital released the following statement:The response from Evelina London regarding reports on the Presidents Club Charitable Trust fundraising dinner. https://t.co/aU6fDTc3UW — Jess Phillips (@jessphillips) January 23, 2018A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "This charity event was attended in a personal capacity.

Source: Evening echo January 24, 2018 11:26 UTC