Police are understood to have been contacted about the remarks, which Ms Abbott has called 'frightening'
Police are understood to have been contacted about the remarks, which Ms Abbott has called 'frightening'Businessman Frank Hester reportedly made the remark at a meeting attended by his colleagues in 2019.Mr Hester, chief executive of healthcare software firm The Phoenix Partnership , donated £5m to the Conservative Party last year, with a further £5m donated through his company.
A person can be prosecuted of the offence if it can be proven they were motivated to be hostile and prejudicial against someone because of several factors including their race or sexual orientation. Mr Mehta said he believed that “after looking at the circumstances of the case, it is likely that the words used may be considered to stir up racial hatred”.Offences under Part III of the Public Order Act carry a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment or a fine or both.
Ms Abbott has descibed the remarks as “frightening” and “alarming” given that two MPs – Jo Cox and Sir David Amess – have been murdered in recent years.is right when it quotes Frank saying he abhors racism, not least because he experienced it as the child of Irish immigrants in the 1970s.
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