{"id":142089,"date":"2024-03-12T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tory-donors-alleged-comments-about-diane-abbott-mp-were-racist-and-wrong-says-downing-st\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:00:14","slug":"tory-donors-alleged-comments-about-diane-abbott-mp-were-racist-and-wrong-says-downing-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tory-donors-alleged-comments-about-diane-abbott-mp-were-racist-and-wrong-says-downing-st\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory donor\u2019s alleged comments about Diane Abbott MP were \u2018racist and wrong\u2019, says Downing St"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4Wufgx0krpQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tory donor\u2019s alleged comments about Diane Abbott MP were \u2018racist and wrong\u2019, says Downing St\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Wufgx0krpQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It is frightening, Britain&#8217;s first black female MP Diane Abbott says, following remarks reportedly made by Tory Donor Frank Hester. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Hester has not denied making the comments and says &#8211; although he accepts his so-called &quot;criticism&quot; was rude &#8211; it was &quot;not motivated by gender or skin colour.&quot;  <\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties say the remarks were racist and that the Conservatives should return the \u00a310 million Mr Hester and his company have donated over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is frightening, Britain&#8217;s first black female MP Diane Abbott says, following remarks reportedly made by Tory Donor Frank Hester. 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