Hour. Newsroom. Your top story this hour. A newsroom. Your top story this hour. A spokesman for the Prime Minister has said comments allegedly made by a tory donor about diane abbott were racist and wrong, but he was greatly to apologise for causing offence. It comes as the police are understood to have been contacted over the Frank Hesters alleged remarks. The conservative partys biggest donor reportedly said miss abbott made him want to hate all black women and she should be shot. Mr hs2 has now apologised and says he abhors racism. Miss abbott, whos now an independent mp, described the comments as frightening and worrying. Lee frightening and worrying. Lee anderson made his first appearance in the commons this afternoon since defecting to reform uk. He took his seat on the opposition benches next to george galloway. Mr anderson was stripped of the conservative whip last month after refusing to apologise for saying islamists had got control of the london mayor children in england who
Worrying. Meanwhile, shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth says its staggering that rishi sunak has taken so long to recognise the comments as racist. Theyre absolutely reprehensible comments. Rishi sunak should now apologise to diane abbott and the £10 million the tory party have taken from this individual. Rishi sunak this individual. Rishi sunak should order that money to be paid back if these comments are racist, as they are, if they recognise these comments are wrong, they should pay the money back. In other news, children in england who identify as trans will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers. The government said it welcomed the landmark decision, which they say is in the best interests of children. Puberty blockers, which pause physical changes in young people, will now only be available to children as part of Clinical Research trials and social Media Influencer andrew tate insisted that hes innocent of the charges laid against him as he was released from Police Cus