Tory minister says returning donation from Frank Hester not ‘the right thing to do’ – UK politics live

Kevin Hollinrake says ‘on the basis he is not a racist, has apologised for what he said, yes’ party would be comfortable spending £10m donation

Good morning. Sammy Gecsoyler on the blog here until 10am GMT.

The fallout from comments made by top Tory donor Frank Hester, who said looking at Diane Abbott makes you “want to hate all black women” and said the MP “should be shot”, continues.