Police investigating Tory donor over alleged racist comments about Diane Abbott

Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester at a conference in 2019. An investigation by West Yorkshire Police follows a police report by former Labor MP Diane Abbott into the alleged comments. independent. Police said an investigation has been referred to the Metropolitan … Read more

Police investigate Tory donor’s alleged racist comments about Diane Abbott

Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by major Tory donor Frank Hester towards Diane Abbott. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said officers were “working hard to establish the facts and ultimately determine whether a crime has been committed”. On March 11, London police were contacted for a report in The Guardian. The comments … Read more

Diane Abbott slams Speaker Lindsay Hoyle after not being asked to speak at PMQs during racism debate

Diane Abbott MP has criticized Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at Prime Minister’s Questions during this week’s debate on racism. The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington said she was “surprised” she had not been asked to speak because the debate was “mostly about racism and me”. “Standing over … Read more

Diane Abbott slams ‘racism still exists in Britain’ as MPs cheered by supporters at rally

Diane Abbott appeared at a rally to slam the “level of racism that still exists in the UK” after comments about her sparked controversy. Ms. Abbott Hackney, east London, was greeted with cheers and chants of “I stand with Diane” after a Tory donor made offensive remarks. The former Labor MP praised the people of … Read more

Frank Hurst: Tories in ‘negotiations’ to get extra £5m from donors embroiled in Diane Abbott campaign dispute

The Conservatives are “discussing” an extra £5 million from a Tory donor embroiled in a race row, Sky News reports. Two sources said discussions were ongoing about an additional donation from Frank Hester, which if received would take his donations since 2019 to £15m. Politics Live: 62 Tory MPs to resign at next election The … Read more

Angela Rayner wants Diane Abbott to return to parliamentary Labor party as she tells of ‘horrible’ abuse by MP

Angela Rayner says she “would like to see” Diane Abbott return to the parliamentary Labor Party following controversy over a Tory donor’s alleged comments about her. Labor’s deputy leader said she was “frustrated” that Labor’s procedures could take so long but they must be followed when complaints are made against individuals. Ms Abbott, who has … Read more

Michael Gove ‘exercises Christian forgiveness’ over Tory donor’s alleged comments about Diane Abbott

Michael Gove has said he prefers to “exercise Christian forgiveness” when it comes to Tory donors’ comments about former Labor MP Diane Abbott. Earlier this week, The Guardian reported that businessman Frank Hurst told his staff Ms Abbott told him he “wanted to hate all black women” and “should be shot”. British Prime Minister Rishi … Read more

Diane Abbott criticizes Speaker for not calling her to speak during PMQs dominated by Tory donor row

Diane Abbott criticized House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for failing to call her during Prime Minister’s Questions, after comments allegedly made about her by a Tory donor sparked controversy. The former Labor MP tried to today’s debate But was not summoned, posted on X: “I don’t know whose interests the Speaker thinks he … Read more

Minister claims Tory donors are not ‘racist’ despite comments from Diane Abbott

A Conservative minister has said he does not believe the party’s biggest donor is a racist, despite allegedly making comments about former Labor MP Diane Abbott in which he apparently said she made him “think Hate all black women.” Rishi Sunak spent all Tuesday The Guardian first reported businessman Frank Hirst’s comments, which he ultimately … Read more

Rishi Sunak branded Tory donor’s alleged comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’ when contacted by police over incident

Rishi Sunak says comments allegedly made by a Tory donor to MP Diane Abbott were “racist and wrong” after police confirmed they were investigating the matter of”. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Mr Sunak believed “there is no place for racism in public life”. Shortly after his comments, the Metropolitan Police said it had … Read more