Minister: PM flat refurb did not break ministerial code
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Minister: PM flat refurb did not break ministerial code
Environment Secretary George Eustice has denied that Boris Johnson "lied" to ministerial adviser Lord Geidt when he claimed he knew nothing of the payments made for the Downing Street flat refurbishment.
He said "the ministerial code was not broken in any way" after it was found the prime minister discussed the payments with Tory peer David Brownlow back in November 2020.
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More than half of UK adults, including nearly 40% of 2019 Tory voters, still think the party should return the ÂŁ10m it has received from donor Frank Hester.. Sky News
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 ÂŁ5m donation to the party. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had already faced pressure to return Frank Hester's ÂŁ10m donation after he made alleged racist and misogynistic remarks about Diane Abbott. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has condemned the racist remarks allegedly made by a top Tory donor. According to the Guardian, Frank Hester, who has given ÂŁ10m to the Tories in the past year, made racist comments about leftwing MP Diane Abbott at a meeting in 2019, including that she made him "want to hate all black women". Mr Khan said the comments were "clearly racist and despicable." There has been increasing pressure on the Conservatives to return the money donated by Mr Hester. "There should be no place in British political life for these sorts of comments," Mr Khan added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Ministers have departed the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street amid growing pressure to return the money given by a major Tory donor who has become embroiled in a race row. Conservative Party donor Frank Hester is reported to have said left-wing MP Diane Abbott "should be shot" at a meeting in 2019 – according to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper. Tory opponents, including Labour's Sarah Jones, have urged the governing party to give back the cash Mr Hester has donated.
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