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Tories 'have drawn a line' under Frank Hester race row and should keep donations - Badenoch

Sky News Monday, 18 March 2024
The government has "drawn a line" under the Frank Hester race row and shouldn't have to give back the money he donated, Kemi Badenoch has said.
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News video: Kemi Badenoch reacts to Tory donor racism row

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Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has spoken out about the Tory donor racism row, describing the media's "relentless focus" on the controversy as "trivial." Frank Hester, one of the Conservative Party's top donors, allegedly said left-wing MP Diane Abbott "should be shot" at a private meeting in 2019....

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