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Tories should give up £10m Frank Hester donation, most voters say

Exclusive: Poll suggests public want to see consequences for offensive remarks, and many favour giving money to anti-racism charity

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MP Andy McDonald has Labour whip restored after inquiry

Middlesbrough MP was placed on precautionary suspension in October over speech at pro-Palestinian rally

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Diane Abbott urges Keir Starmer in face-to-face talk to restore her as a Labour MP after new racism row

Veteran London MP also slams Tories for playing ‘race card’ and criticises Commons Speaker too

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OPINION - Racism rows show the Conservatives can't decide what kind of party they are

Ministers are more collegiate than you might think. They'll do the nightmare media round, defend the indefensible, cling to absurdist logic – on one condition. If the prime minister sends them into battle, the line to take must not subsequently change. Because then, the punches they have endured are rendered…

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Boris Johnson ‘largely absent’ early in Covid crisis, Welsh leader tells inquiry

Mark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted sooner

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Speaker fails to let Diane Abbott speak in PMQs debate on Tory donor’s remarks

Lindsay Hoyle faces fresh controversy after anger over his decision-making in Gaza debate last month

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Rishi Sunak's fraught PMQs: from denouncing extremism to defending Tory donor who attacked Diane Abbott

PM refuses to hand back Frank Hester’s money as Sir Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of being ‘scared’ of his own party

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OPINION - The Standard View: Condemning racism should not be hard

What first attracted the Conservative Party to defend the millionaire donor, Frank Hester, who made racist comments about Diane Abbott? Mr Hester has since apologised for saying that Ms Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.

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Sunak faces growing calls to return £10m donated to Tories by Frank Hester

West Midlands mayor says he would return money, after No 10 says Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott were racist

The Guardian - UK

There is a far bigger threat to Britain than fringe extremists: Tory radicalisation

If Michael Gove really wants to root out the forces threatening British society, perhaps his party should look in the mirror, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Potential Double Vote On ECHR And General Election Unlikely

UK faces challenges in potentially combining general election with ECHR referendum.

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Sadiq Khan calls on Tories to return donor’s money after ‘racist and misogynistic’ attack on Diane Abbott

Frank Hester is alleged to have said the former Labour MP made him ‘want to hate all black women’

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OPINION - Be bold Keir Starmer — and keep my old boss David Cameron as foreign secretary

At a time of unprecedented disconnection between public and politics, David Cameron’s appointment as Foreign Secretary was a rare moment that reached beyond Westminster.

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The Guardian view on Tory donor race row: return the money, end the relationship

Editorial: Prominent Conservatives have said a big backer’s comments were racist and sexist. It’s hard to disagree

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Diane Abbott abuse shames all parties

Brief letters: Frank Hester’s racist remarks | Violence against women | Sweet nothings | BBC benefit

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OPINION - The racism Diane Abbott suffers is awful — the gaslighting that follows is worse

It is an image I will not forget in a hurry. That of 70-year-old Diane Abbott, Britain’s first and longest-serving black MP, rising to her feet in the House of Commons no fewer than 46 times to speak about the violent racism levelled against her, only to be routinely, and…

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OPINION - A mayoral election campaign finally appears to have broken out in London

A mayoral election campaign appears to have broken out. Less than eight weeks until polling day, the two main candidates for City Hall have been filling their media grids with policy announcements and photo opportunities.

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Diane Abbott says Tory donor Frank Hester’s remarks ‘frightening’

MP says ‘to hear someone talking like this is worrying’ after Hester’s comments

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Who is Frank Hester and what did he say about MP Diane Abbott?

The Tories are under huge pressure to return £10m from their ‘biggest ever donor’ amid the fallout from his alleged remarks

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OPINION - The Standard View: Accept the Princess of Wales' apology and move on

It was a mistake, one to which the Princess of Wales has admitted. Kate has said sorry for any confusion caused over a digitally altered photograph released by Kensington Palace to mark Mother’s Day.

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott says it is ‘frightening’ to hear what Tory donor Frank Hester said about her – as it happened

Hackney MP says she feels more vulnerable after Tory donor said looking at her makes you ‘want to hate all black women’

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Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition

Despite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directly

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Tories slam party's response to donor who reportedly said Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women'

Frank Hester has admitted making ‘rude’ comments about the politician but said they had ‘nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin’

The Guardian - UK

What’s the point of Starmer’s Labour if it won’t stand up for poor, sick or disabled people?

The party should be a beacon of hope for people on benefits. Instead, with a 30-point poll lead, it’s parroting Tory soundbites, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Labour calls on Sunak to return Frank Hester’s £10m Tory donation

Donor told colleagues looking at Diane Abbott made you ‘want to hate all black women’ and she ‘should be shot’

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