Rishi Sunak accused Sir Keir Starmer of “double standards” in a clash at Prime Minister’s Questions today amid a Tory donor racism row.
The Labour leader grilled the Prime Minister on alleged comments made by Frank Hester about Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott.
But Mr Sunak hit back over “language” as he highlighted how deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner previously called Tories “scum”.
Sir Keir told the Commons: “The man bankrolling the Prime Minister also said that the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington should be shot.
“How low would he have to sink, what racist, woman-hating threat of violence would he have to make before the Prime Minister plucked up the courage to hand back the £10 million that he’s taken from him?”
Mr Sunak replied: “As I said, the gentleman apologised genuinely for his comments and that remorse should be accepted.
“But he talks about language, he might want to reflect on the double standards of his deputy leader calling her opponents scum, his shadow foreign secretary comparing Conservatives to Nazis and the man that he wanted to make chancellor talking about lynching a female minister.
“His silence on that speaks volumes.”
Mr Hester is alleged to have said former shadow home secretary Ms Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.
