Diane Abbott 'glad' police investigating Tory donor's alleged racist comments

Diane Abbott has said she is 'glad' police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester. The remarks, first reported by the Guardian, were said to have been made by businessman Frank Hester during a company meeting in 2019, where he said Ms Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' and that she 'should be shot'.

'Women in public life should not have to live in fear, so I hope that this investigation is brought to a speedy conclusion' The reports led to a major row in Westminster, with opposition MPs demanding the Conservatives return the £10m he and his company, The Phoenix Partnership, had donated to the party since 2019 - with reports another £5m had also been put into Tory coffers.

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