Through his official spokeswoman, the prime minister expressed his belief that racism had “no place in public life” for Mr. Sunak.
His remarks were made soon after the Metropolitan Police said that they had been contacted regarding articles published in The Guardian. According to the publication, Frank Hester, who gave the Conservatives £10 million in donations last year, reportedly stated in 2019 that Ms. Abbott “should be shot” and that she “made him want to hate all black women.”
