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Hester may be the Tories’ biggest donor, but this is not only an issue for one party as the Forde inquiry showed, says Diane Abbott MP

Exclusive: MP says abusive words of Tory donor Frank Hester did not surprise her and that Tories have run out of options

The Conservative government in Britain faces backlash for not returning a donation from a donor who made racist comments towards Black lawmaker Diane Abbott.

Veteran London MP also slams Tories for playing ‘race card’ and criticises Commons Speaker too

Hester, who made comments widely condemned as racist, has seen his firm TPP paid over £400m by NHS and other state bodies since 2016

Lindsay Hoyle faces fresh controversy after anger over his decision-making in Gaza debate last month

PM refuses to hand back Frank Hester’s money as Sir Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of being ‘scared’ of his own party

Sunak comes under pressure at prime minister’s questions over refusal to pay back £10m Hester donated

What first attracted the Conservative Party to defend the millionaire donor, Frank Hester, who made racist comments about Diane Abbott? Mr Hester has since apologised for saying that Ms Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.