'Is That An Extremist View?' Naga Munchetty Clashes With Michael Gove Over Tory Donor's Diane Abbott Attack

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resisted calls to return money to a Conservative donor who reportedly said MP Diane Abbott"should be shot".The clash came as Gove published the government’s new definition of “extremism”, which it described as “the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance”.how Hester - who gave the Conservatives £10 million last year - had said Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and that “she should be shot”.

Gove replied: “Well, speaking as someone who was pursued by an individual who was trying to kill me and who subsequently succeeded in killing one of my friends in parliament, I take that sort of language very seriously and I think it’s unacceptable.”But Munchetty replied: “I’m sorry, that’s not quite what I asked. Was that an extremist view and would it fall under these new definitions of extremism? I can repeat the quote with you if you wish.

“It wouldn’t be me making a decision on the basis of a quote, however horrific, it would be a due diligence process that would be conducted very carefully.”Advertisement

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