Analysis of Electoral Commission figures reveals that a fifth of all money given to the party last year was made up by donations from Stephen Hester, who made controversial remarks about black women and Indians. Despite growing calls from within the Tory party, Rishi Sunak has resisted pressure to return the money.
handed over a fifth of all money given to the party last year,can reveal – highlighting the difficulty Rishi Sunak faces amid growing Tory calls to repay the cash.made up more than 21 per cent of the total £48,086,402.22 received by the party, according to analysis of Electoral Commission figures which record all significant donations.
Responding to the revelation of the extent of the Conservatives’ reliance on Mr Hester, Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds told: “Frank Hester’s repugnant remarks were clearly racist, misogynistic and have no place in our politics. The Prime Minister said Mr Hester’s “remorse should be accepted” as he resisted calls to hand back the money after being pressed by Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions.
Ms Abbott herself sought to ask the Prime Minister a question during the Commons session but was not called on by the Speaker, sparking anger from other MPs.
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