“He has accepted, as he should, that that was rude, inappropriate and wrong. But that was half a decade ago.” Minister Graham Stuart tells #TimesRadio he ”hesitates to stick" racist "label" on Frank Hester after comments the Conservative Party donor made about Diane Abbott.
@TimesRadio Is five years "a long time in politics"? If so, it is time to call a General Election. Let the electorate have their say. Hester is culpable, his words are perfectly clear. @grahamstuart should be ashamed of trying to defend the indefensible, of attempting to muddy the pellucid.
@TimesRadio How many days have to pass before overt racism is deemed acceptable? Is it 1922? Or is it based on donation size?
@TimesRadio “Hester has spoken in favour of AI – the company says it is developing an AI model designed to predict the likelihood of patients failing to attend appointments “ Will his AI model reflect his racism?
@TimesRadio As a public sector worker, I would be rightly sacked for such racist comments. Why is this guy given public funds ?