Keir Starmer grilled the premier over how he felt about being 'bankrolled' by Frank Hester, who is alleged to have said Ms Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' and 'should be shot'.
Rishi Sunak insisted a major donor's Diane Abbott comments were 'racist and wrong' today during brutal PMQs clashes.
And he insisted he would not 'take lectures' from Labour, pointing to 'double standards' in episodes where senior figures had used inappropriate language. Rishi Sunak insisted a major donor's Diane Abbott comments were 'racist and wrong' today during brutal PMQs clashes Mr Sunak replied: 'As I said, the gentleman apologised genuinely for his comments and that remorse should be accepted.
'The Prime Minister is clear there is no place for racism in public life and, as the first British-Asian Prime Minister leading one of the most ethnically diverse Cabinets in our history, the UK is living proof of that fact.
Mr Hollinrake also suggested the Tories would be willing to accept more money from Mr Hester, telling BBC Breakfast: 'As I now understand the situation, yes.' He has admitted making 'rude' comments about Ms Abbott, but claimed they had 'nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin'.
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