Tories will not return £10m from donor in racism row, minister suggests

The Conservatives do not plan to return the £10 million donated to the party by a major Tory backer accused of making racist comments, a minister has said.

Frank Hester is alleged to have said Diane Abbott, Britain’s longest-serving black MP, made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.

is facing calls to hand back the money given to his party by Mr Hester after the belatedly condemned his remarks as “racist and wrong”.