Frank Hester reportedly told a meeting: 'It's like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you're just like… you just want to hate all black women because she's there.'
A high-profile Tory donor has said he is 'deeply sorry' following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women'. Frank Hester, the chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership, which donated £10m to the Tories last year, also reportedly said Ms Abbott, who remains suspended from the parliamentary Labour Party, 'should be shot'.
According to The Guardian, Mr Hester made the remarks about Ms Abbott in 2019 during a meeting at his Leeds company headquarters. He reportedly said: 'It's like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you're just like… you just want to hate all black women because she's there. 'And I don't hate all black women at all, but I think she should be shot.' Anneliese Dodds, the chair of the Labour Party, said: 'These comments are reprehensible.
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