Diane Abbott says Tories paying ‘lip service’ to fighting racism after further Hester donation
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6QP9N)
Party took 5m after Rishi Sunak condemned businessman for saying Abbott made you want to hate all black women'
Diane Abbott has said the Conservatives are only paying lip service to fighting racism" after it emerged their controversial donor Frank Hester had given a further 5m to the party before the election.
The donation, made by his company the Phoenix Partnership, brings his total funding to the Tories to more than 20m, cementing his status as their single biggest donor.
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