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Tories accept another £5 million from ‘racist’ donor Frank Hester
Frank Hester speaking at a Commonwealth Business Forum event in Kigali, Rwanda, March 12, 2024

THE Tories have accepted another £5 million from Frank Hester, the disgraced health tycoon who reportedly said Diane Abbott “should be shot.”

His software firm, the Phoenix Partnership, made the payment in January, Electoral Commission data released today revealed.

It brings the total from the party’s biggest donor to £15m.

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