Diane Abbott: Police investigate Tory donor

[Jedi boro]

Prob no more than lip service but at least it keeps Sunak and his cronies in the spotlight a little longer.

Diane Abbott: Police investigate Tory donor alleged race comments https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68636193

 

[h_m_boro]

Yeah, can see the Met taking this extremely seriously - sending a couple of PCSOs out to have a quick word with him.

 

[ThePrisoner]

Yes can't see anything coming of it as he didn't say that he wanted to shoot her just that she should be shot. I suspect that next week he'll donate another million or two as a big FU to everyone.

 

[Jedi boro]

Yeah, can see the Met taking this extremely seriously - sending a couple of PCSOs out to have a quick word with him.

Not the Met though it’s West Yorkshire police

 

[Jedi boro]

she should be shot

That’s a death threat though surely

 

[h_m_boro]

The same West Yorkshire Police who investigated Jimmy Saville?

 

[Jedi boro]

The same West Yorkshire Police who investigated Jimmy Saville?

Tbf I think ripper was biggest error but yes that one

 

[WilliamMunny]

Yes can't see anything coming of it as he didn't say that he wanted to shoot her just that she should be shot. I suspect that next week he'll donate another million or two as a big FU to everyone.

I think saying she should be shot to a room of people under your influence is worse than saying I want to shoot her. The former could be taken as encouraging a violent act by others, whereas the latter is a statement of intent to commit a violent act personally. That being said, I very much doubt there will be any action taken.

 

[ThePrisoner]

I think saying she should be shot to a room of people under your influence is worse than saying I want to shoot her. The former could be taken as encouraging a violent act by others, whereas the latter is a statement of intent to commit a violent act personally. That being said, I very much doubt there will be any action taken.

You have to wonder about his employees. Did they cheer and laugh or was there an uncomfortable silence?
No normal work place would ever hear such words.

 

[1finny]

You have to wonder about his employees. Did they cheer and laugh or was there an uncomfortable silence?
No normal work place would ever hear such words.

Sounds like it’s not a ‘normal’ workplace and this was kind of ….. just him being him.
Men and power eh?

 

[Jedi boro]

I’m amazed there’s no footage or audio of this as I doubt the guardian would have gone as full on without confirmation.

 

[h_m_boro]

You have to wonder about his employees. Did they cheer and laugh or was there an uncomfortable silence?
No normal work place would ever hear such words.

Think the term would be "raucous braying" you know like what happens in the HoL when Sunak announces his latest attack on the poor and needy.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

The same West Yorkshire Police who investigated Jimmy Saville?

Surely that was Keir Starmer single-handedly stopping that?

 

[Jedi boro]

The tories keep saying he apologised but he hasn’t

His actual statement was

In a post on X, a spokesperson for Mr Hester admitted he had made "rude" comments about Ms Abbott, which were first reported by The Guardian, but said they had "nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin".

 

[Ziggy]

Sunak wants rid of this, but it keeps bobbing back to the surface. The Rayner mortgage confection didn’t happen. What better than those renowned upstanding chaps in W. Yorks to get out their very biggest shovels and bury it. Just in time for the election.

 

[BoroBosco]

The tories keep saying he apologised but he hasn’t

His actual statement was

In a post on X, a spokesperson for Mr Hester admitted he had made "rude" comments about Ms Abbott, which were first reported by The Guardian, but said they had "nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin".

You forgot this bit of the statement for some reason.

"He rang Diane Abbott twice today to try to apologise directly for the hurt he has caused her, and is deeply sorry for his remarks.
He wishes to make it clear that he regards racism as a poison which has no place in public life.”

 

[WeeGord]

You forgot this bit of the statement for some reason.

"He rang Diane Abbott twice today to try to apologise directly for the hurt he has caused her, and is deeply sorry for his remarks.
He wishes to make it clear that he regards racism as a poison which has no place in public life.”

Oh, that's OK then! Silly West Yorkshire police.

 

[coraldon]

wonder how big the brown envelope will be ???????

 

[NYboro]

You forgot this bit of the statement for some reason.

"He rang Diane Abbott twice today to try to apologise directly for the hurt he has caused her, and is deeply sorry for his remarks.
He wishes to make it clear that he regards racism as a poison which has no place in public life.”

Only because he was caught out.