Diane Abbott reports Tory donor Frank Hester to police as Sunak ultimately calls comment 'racist and wrong'

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Diane Abbott reported the Conservative Party's biggest ever donor to police after he allegedly said MP 'should be shot', The Independentcan reveal.

The MP lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police's Parliamentary Liaison and Inquiry Team after Frank Hester, who donated £10m to the Tories last year , allegedly made a series of inflammatory comments about her, including saying "I want to hate all black women."

This came as a feud between conservatives erupted because of the furor, with Minister Kemi Badenoch breaking ranks with her senior colleagues to brand Mr Hester's alleged remarks "racist".

Former Conservative leader William Hague and the Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng also used the same language to condemn the businessman's comments - although Downing Street initially refused to label them as racist.

Eventually, a day after the row began, the Prime Minister's spokesperson said the comments were "racist and wrong."

Ms Abbott, who is currently suspended by Labor, described Mr Hester's reported comments as "scary"

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The dramatic revelation came as follows: < /p>Ms Abbott, who is currently suspended by Labor, described Mr Hester's reported comments as "frightening". Mr. Hester seemed su...