Sunak and Starmer Clash Over Race Row

As expected, PMQs was taken over by top Tory donor Frank Hester’s comment that Diane Abbott made him want “to hate all black women“. After 12 hours of dithering, No 10 finally said the words were “wrong and racist” last night, though it didn’t prevent a feisty back and forth between the two leaders, and a fair few others, today. After commending former PM Theresa May for her work as an MP (which Sunak refrained from doing) Starmer made it his mission to attack Sunak and demand the Tories pay back the hefty £10 million that Hester has given them. The whipless Abbott sat glumly on the backbenches, itching to ask a question…

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