The public should accept an apology from a major Conservative party donor over remarks about Diane Abbott, Rishi Sunak has said, as he faced scathing criticism at prime minister’s questions for refusing to pay back the £10m Frank Hester gave the party.
Keir Starmer contrasted Sunak’s impromptu speech at the start of the month in which he called for an end to extremism and hate, with the decision to keep Hester’s money, even after the Guardian reported that Hester had said at a 2019 meeting that seeing Abbott on TV made “you just want to hate all black women”.
