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Rowena Mason, Henry Dyer and Matthew Weaver

New Frank Hester race claims pile pressure on Tories over £15m donations

Photo of Frank Hester against backdrop of photos of David Cameron, Diane Abbott, Rishi Sunak and banknote
Frank Hester donated a further £5m to the Conservatives in in January. Composite: Guardian Design/PA/Getty Images

The Conservative party is facing questions over its decision to keep more than £15m given by its biggest ever donor, Frank Hester, after former employees made a series of fresh allegations.

Hester is alleged to have referred to a staff member as the “token Muslim”, imitated people of Chinese descent and remarked that one individual was attractive for a black woman, according to former employees who spoke to the Guardian.

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