Controversy over the Tory donor Frank Hester erupted in March when allegations emerged he had made racist comments about Labour MP Diane Abbott. The first black woman to be elected to parliament today called the fresh donations accepted by the Tories an 'insult to me and all black women'.
The Conservative Party accepted a further £150,000 from Frank Hester in March, two days after Rishi Sunak had condemned comments the donor had reportedly made about Diane Abbott as 'racist and wrong'. New Electoral Commission data today revealed Frank Hester gave the Conservative Party £150,000 on 8 March via his healthcare firm, The Phoenix Partnership, which the party accepted on 14 March.
Biggest party donor Frank Hester had said he was 'deeply sorry for his remarks' and accepted he had been rude, but said his criticism had 'nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin'. He also handed the Tories £10m last year, taking the total from the party's biggest donor to £15m.
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