Hunt says Tory donor’s remarks were racist but defends party taking money
But if you were a treasurer of the conservative party would you return the 10 million pound that this man has donated to the conservative party well um I’m not treasurer of the conservative party but um I don’t believe that someone should be cancelled for a comment they made in the past and for
Which they have apologized but that does not make the comments any less Dispicable and I don’t defend them so you’re happy to accept the money but you don’t defend the comments I think the comments are despicable and I also think that uh the conservative party’s record on these issues speaks for itself uh
With the first uh ethnic minority prime minister uh an incredibly diverse cabinet I’m incredibly proud of what my party has done to increase diversity and we stand on that record but in financial services and that sector we have um we have regulations about FR fit and proper
Persons do you think that uh this man is a fit and proper person to be in receipt of so many hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers money well um I’m not going to defend his comments as I said to you I think they were despicable and wrong um and he’s apologized for
Them and I don’t think that uh uh the contracts that you talk about uh my understanding is that most of them were granted long before uh those comments were made but that is really irrelevant the point is those comments were wrong they were racist he’s apologized for to
Them I think we should accept that apology um and uh I think that’s really all I there should be consequences for that having that kind of view or behaving in that manner if you’re rich or you’re a company owner there should be no consequences I think that you know
The consequences in terms of public uh shaming of what he’s done have been pretty significant actually and he has apologized it’s been referred to the police as well so
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has told a parliamentary committee that Frank Hester’s comments about the MP Diane Abbott were despicable but defended the decision by the Conservatives to continue accepting donations from the businessman.
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Hunt said: ‘I don’t believe that someone should be cancelled for a comment they made in the past and for which they have apologised.’ Hester, who is the Tories’ biggest donor, said in a 2019 meeting that he did not hate all black women but that seeing Abbott on TV meant ‘you just want to hate all black women because she’s there’.
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42 comments
Happy Birthday to one of the greats of our famous club.
Just so happens this rascist Tory donor was awarded 100s of millions in government contracts!!
Completely normal for the Tory Party
urgh
So give 10 mill to the tories, get a contract for 450 mill, and you can say what you want without reproach,
How far have this Government sunk
You can be racist if you give money. The conservative Government have to go.
Not shocked very on brand
Yes Jesser, the Conservative Party's record on the subject of institutional racism does indeed stand for itself, just not in the way you think it does!?!
What does "cancelling" even mean? Letting people who get government contracts donate to the same party who has given him those contracts shouldn't be allowed.
Also, didn't apologize for saying something racist, he apologized for being "rude".
can't believe he wheeled out the "SOME OF OUR PRIME MINISTERS ARE BLACK" defence.
Money buys criminal politicians.
poor man would be arrested and charged. double standards I call on the police to investigate
We can confirm Briton is racist and proud!
Jeremy Hunt by name… Jeremy (k)Hunt by nature.
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Take a swig every time (k)Hunt says "it was wrong".
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The tabloid for sheep
"Canceled"? How old are you, Jeremy? Grow up.
😂😂 the universal colour of money😂😂 there is no discrimination of hard currency
Accepting the money is a defence of racism and everyone knows it..
There is NO defence.
Hang on didn’t rishi say “we can’t let our MP’s be threatened “ ? Is the Tory party saying so long as you say you’re sorry you can be a racist ? Can’t be worse than arming the only racist battalion in the world not seen since ww2 . Somehow the government can’t find azov videos of how proud they are being racists . Considering rishi isn’t white he sure loves to turn a blind eye to racists when he gets his backhanders .
Berk.
The Tories acknowledge the comments were racist but see no need to return the bribe / donation. But Hester's comments were worse than racist as he is reported to have said a sitting MP should be shot. 2 x MP's were murdered in recent years and the House recently discussed the threat to MP's. Rank hypocrisy from Hunt and Sunak.
Why do they keep saying he apologised!? They're flat-out LYING at this point to our faces!!
Hunt by name, Hunt by nature. I wisc my keyboard worked properly….
'I don’t believe that A CHEQUE should be cancelled for a comment they made in the past and for which they have apologised.'
there, fixed that.
all corrupt what does he want he will get it oh 20p tax or wont pay anything
If they take the money from someone clearly identified as discriminatory. . Racist. Then they too assume that label. Is that what tories want to be known as??
The damage done to this country and the people's public services by the Tory party are pretty significant as well !
What a complete and utter HUNT.
Come on tell the truth the way things are going for the Tories they need the funds,
So, not taking his kickback, sorry, donation is 'cancelling' him?
What did Shunak say? Integrity, transparencv and professionalism? How does this git with corruption, lying and racism?
I wonder where that 10million went
His donation should be donated
'The Conservative Party's record speaks for itself..'
That's the problem
The apology means nothing
This is a hate crime but because he said he's sorry and he us rich he can get away with it but if a poor person said it you will be arrested.
…. subtext, what the man said was bad and he should have known better than to voice his opinion in front of people he couldn’t trust.
….. but 10 million quid is serious money and there is no way whatsoever we are giving that back!
Where was the grace for Jeremy corbyn when he was cancelled for not adddresing anti semitism in the Labour Party
Hypocrisy
The no values Conservative party.
Diane Abbott is a proud race baiter.