{"id":142135,"date":"2024-03-13T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tory-donor-row-why-was-the-pm-slow-to-respond-to-racist-comments-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:04:31","slug":"tory-donor-row-why-was-the-pm-slow-to-respond-to-racist-comments-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tory-donor-row-why-was-the-pm-slow-to-respond-to-racist-comments-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory donor row: Why was the PM slow to respond to &#8216;racist&#8217; comments? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/a1Ufssgf8Ko\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tory donor row: Why was the PM slow to respond to 'racist' comments? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a1Ufssgf8Ko\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Comments reportedly made by a major Conservative Party donor were \u201cracist and wrong\u201d, Downing Street has said after earlier refusing to describe them as such.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Hester is alleged to have said Diane Abbott, Britain\u2019s longest-serving black MP, made him \u201cwant to hate all black women\u201d and that she \u201cshould be shot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Rishi Sunak came under increasing pressure over the remarks as Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch broke ranks to describe them as \u201cracist\u201d while Number 10 continued to resist saying whether it believed they were.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments reportedly made by a major Conservative Party donor were \u201cracist and wrong\u201d, Downing Street has said after earlier refusing to describe them as such. 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