HUMZA Yousaf has said he was left “astonished” that a Tory minister dismissed an alleged racist comment by a party donor as “trivia”.
Hester allegedly said Abbott, an independent MP, made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”., Badenoch said: “He has apologised for his comments, we have welcomed his apology and we are drawing a line under it because we’re focused on what matters to the people of this country.
On Wednesday night, Yousaf spoke on ITV show Peston – where he told the host he was “astonished” at the MP’s reaction to Hester’s comments.Robert Peston asked the First Minister: “ said the Hester row was trivial.
“And I think those are the choices that we have to make, and in my whole political career, including in the last year as FM, I’ve tried my best to try to bring people up with me, to try to support other people of colour.”Nicola SturgeonHe replied: “She definitely will. I’ve got no doubt about that. She’s one of the most successful politicians in
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