Feet. Carriages of justice our carriages of justice in our nations history. And i am determined victims get determined that the victims get the justice and redress that they deserve. Today, were introducing legislation to quash convictions resulting from this scandal. The department for scandal. The department for business and trade will be responsible for the new redress scheme, and were widening access to the optional £75,000 payment. Hundreds of innocent subpostmasters have fought long and hard for justice. Subpostmasters have fought long and hard forjustice. With subpostmasters have fought long and hard for justice. With this bill, we will deliver it. Bill, we will deliver it. Meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this house. I addition to my duties in this house. I shall have further such meetings later today. Khalife mr speaker , despite khalife mr speaker, despite serious opposition from the archbishop of canterbu
Technology boss frank hester who donated £10 million to the Party Last Year is said to have made the comments in 2019. Our Political Correspondent Hannah Miller has more. Hello, rishi. How are you . Very nice to see you. When rishi sunak made this visit to a mill near leeds in november, his Helicopter Ride had been provided by one of his partys biggest donors, frank hester, Who Last Year donated £10 million to the Conservative Party, now alleged to have made comments that the Prime Ministers spokesperson has described as Racist And Wrong. Its like trying not to be racist. But you see diane abbott on the tv, frank hester is reported to have said in 2019, and you just want to hate all black women because shes there, and i dont hate all black women at all, but i think she should be shot. Mr hester has apologised and said that he abhors racism. In a statement he said that he accepts that he made comments that were rude about diane abbott, but said his criticism had nothing to do with her
Bbc news. We begin in westminster, where the Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist and wrong frank hester has apologised for making what he called rude comments about britains first black female mp. The row dominated Prime Ministers questions as labour has called on the conservatives to give the money back. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . I the Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept, and i would give that money back. I have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do, but ive tho
Uncertain terms. At 10 00. Two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. So much to get through. But first, the News Headlines and Aaron Armstrong. Thanks mark. Armstrong. Thanks mark. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. The chancellor has indicated wednesdays budget is unlikely to include tax cuts. Jeremy hunt says his spending plan will be prudent and responsible. The chancellor says the economic headroom set out by financial forecasts has gone against the government recently , against the government recently, with the office for budget responsibility calculating hes got £2 billion less to spend than previously thought. Speaking to gb news earlier , speaking to gb news earlier, jeremy hunt said his budget will deliver value deliver better value for taxpayers. Taxpayers. It is wrong to say that we should be putting more money into the public sector, fewer Civil Servants to be more productive, correct. Productive, correct. You want fewer people to do more. More. I wev