Racist statement: Sunak’s connection with major donor in focus According to Deutsche Bahn, agreement in sight in dispute with train drivers

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under fire for several meetings with his Conservative Party’s top individual donor, who made racist comments. “Rishi Sunak must speak openly about his links with Frank Hester and how many times he has met him since becoming Prime Minister,” he said. said the general secretary of the Social Democratic Labor Party, Anneliese Dodds, to the “Guardian” newspaper (Saturday).

According to an earlier report in the newspaper, Hester said of MP Diane Abbott, the first black female MP in British history, that she made him “want to hate all black women” and that he should be shot. The businessman, who has donated a total of £10 million (R11 million) to the Tories and offered a further £5 million, admitted making rude comments. After much hesitation, Sunak condemned the statement as racist. The opposition is demanding that the money be repaid.

According to the new report, the entrepreneur has attended Tory fundraising events in recent months. He is also alleged to have paid for a £16,000 helicopter flight for the Prime Minister to political appointments in Leeds in November. The headquarters of Hester’s healthcare technology supplier TPP is located there. Downing Street declined to comment on conversations between the two men.

The Telegraph newspaper reported that dissatisfaction with Sunak was growing within the party. There are discussions between the various wings over whether the prime minister should be replaced before the parliamentary elections scheduled this year. Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, is being discussed as his successor. She was known worldwide as the enduring sword bearer during the coronation ceremony of King Charles III. known. (saw/sda/dpa)