Rishi Sunak has insisted a Tory donor's 'remorse should be accepted' amid a racism row as he resists calls to give back £10 million. Frank Hester is claimed to have made racist comments about Diane Abbott. Sunak acknowledges the comments were wrong but says Hester has apologized and his remorse should be accepted.
Rishi Sunak has insisted a Tory donor's 'remorse should be accepted' amid a racism row as he resists calls to give back £10 million . Frank Hester is claimed to have said that Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' and that she 'should be shot'. Speaking during Wednesday's PMQs, Mr Sunak acknowledged that 'the alleged comments were wrong, they were racist'. He has been facing calls to hand back the £10 million given to the party by the major Tory backer who donated the money.
But he resisted the calls in the Commons, saying Mr Hester has 'rightly apologised for them, and that remorse should be accepted'. He added: 'There is no place for racism in Britain, and the government that I lead is living proof of that.
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