Tory donor not 'racist' despite alleged Diane Abbott remarks, claims minister
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 A Conservative minister says he does not believe one of his party donors is a racist, despite alleged comments he made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott - in which he apparently said she made him "want to hate all black women".
Energy minister Graham Stuart says the Tory donor at the centre of a new race row has ‘rightly apologised’ for remarks allegedly made about the former Labour MP Diane Abbott. Conservative Party donor Frank Hester is reported to have said Ms Abbott ‘should be shot’ at a meeting in 2019 –...
Labour Chair Anneliese Dodds has defended the decision to welcome Natalie Elphicke to the party while Diane Abbott remains suspended.
However, she refused to comment on why the complaint process against Ms Abbott had taken more than a year. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Mel Stride said his party does not owe apology to Labour's deputy leader, adding that ''police have passed information over to the local authority''. Greater Manchester Police announced Angela Rayner is to face no further action over her past homes arrangement. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the Conservative Party "fully complies with all the requirements to be transparent about donations", as reports claim Frank Hester made a further £5m donation to the party...
The Labour Party's deputy national campaign coordinator says it is "appalling" that Tory donor Frank Hester has not had his donation returned to him, after he made allegedly racist and misogynistic..
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
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