Watch: Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs as Diane Abbott Tory donor racism row continues

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Watch as Rishi Sunak confronted Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, 13 March.

This week’s PMQs touched on a Tory donor‘s alleged racist remarks towards Diane Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving black MP.

The Guardian reported Frank Hester, chief government of The Pheonix Partnership (TPP), made his feedback throughout an organization assembly in 2019, the place he mentioned: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you’re just like… you just want to hate all black women because she’s there.

“And I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.

“(The executive) and Diane Abbott need to be shot.”

TPP said Mr Hester “accepts that he was impolite about Diane Abbot” however claims his criticism “had nothing to do with her gender or colour of skin.”

The healthcare software firm also claimed that Mr Hester phoned Ms Abbott twice in an effort to apologise personally.

In a statement released to ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Ms Abbott said: “It is frightening.”

Sir Keir has given his assist to Ms Abbott and urged the Conservatives to return the £10m donation Mr Hester gave to the celebration final yr.

Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday, Sir Keir mentioned: “I’m sorry, this apology this morning that pretends what was said was not racist or was not anything to do with the fact she is a woman… I don’t buy that, I’m afraid.”

After declining to label the feedback as racist, a spokesperson for Mr Sunak then mentioned: “The comments allegedly made by Frank Hester were racist and wrong.

“He has now rightly apologised for the offence triggered and the place regret is proven it must be accepted.”