Diane Abbott deserves better than this
A Tory minister has said his party would take another £10m from a donor who allegedly made comments about Diane Abbott that No 10 called "racist".
Tory Donor Frank Hester apologised after reportedly saying the ex-Labour MP made him want to "hate all black women". Andy Street, a Tory mayor, told the BBC that he would return the cash, however, Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake said that his party would accept more because Mr Hester's apology demonstrated he was not racist.
The disagreement within the party comes as Downing Street faces calls to return the money.
The Responses
This scandal has evoked some very eery responses from commentators across the UK. Top of this list has been an impassioned defence of Frank Hester by GB New’s Nana Akua
What is most egregious about this defence of the indefensible is the claim that Akua makes that she wasn’t personally offended as though that should have any currency here. The central point is that someone was criticised and their gender and skin colour were part of that criticism.
Whilst it may be odd not to find that offence, this is a plausible position. However, the statement that Mr Hester's comment wasn’t racist is pure fantasy.
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