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Jon Kay: How did it make you feel when you read Frank Hester's comments for the 1st time?JK: You said these comments were racistShe said she was “amazed that over a week later I’m still being asked about it”.
“This wasn’t something that he had said on the day. These were reported comments five years ago which were made in private and his recollection of it is not clear either. “We are all working very hard to do so much for the people of this country, and yet we end up spending all our time answering questions about last week’s news.”
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