Racist Comments about Diane Abbott by Tory Party donor  

On Monday 11 March, the Guardian revealed the appalling and racist comments made by the Conservative Party’s biggest donor, Frank Hester. They revealed that Mr Hester said Diane Abbott makes you “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”. 

These comments about Diane Abbott were utterly revolting and are absolutely not acceptable.  

When responding, Mr Hester said that his comments were “rude” and “had nothing to do with [Diane’s] gender nor colour of her skin”.  

I have been absolutely clear. These comments were not just rude, they were racist. This language should be condemned in the strongest terms.  

Unfortunately, it took the Prime Minister nearly two days to respond and call these remarks racist in person. However, he has yet to hand back the £10 million donation that his party received from Mr Hester.  

When these comments were revealed, I spoke out on LBC, BBC News and Sky News to share my views about these shocking remarks and why the Tories and the Prime Minister should have handed back these donations.  

You can see my remarks using the links here: LBC, BBC News and Sky News.