Diane Abbott said Sir Keir Starmer's position was 'disappointing' (Image: GETTY)
Diane Abbott has accused both Labour and the Conservatives of failing to tackle racism amid a storm over comments made by a Tory donor.
Businessman Frank Hester is alleged to have said Ms Abbott, Britain's first female black MP, made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot".
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The former shadow home secretary said the "Tory reluctance to call out racism and sexism is shocking, but hardly surprising".
But the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP also took aim at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, saying his position was "disappointing".
Writing in The Independent, Ms Abbott said: "But the position of the current leadership of the Labour Party is disappointing – it seemed equally reluctant at the outset to call out either racism or sexism.
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"In fact, a number of Labour statements were issued, and interviews given where neither word was mentioned.
"Instead, the entire focus was on the demand that the Tories give Hester back his money, which is surely not the primary point in this case."
Ms Abbott, who currently sits as an independent after losing the Labour whip in an antisemitism row, condemned the “shocking levels of racism and sexism from within the Labour Party, again much of it directed against me personally”.
It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing calls to return the ￡10 million Mr Hester has donated to his party.
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Mr Sunak described the businessman's alleged comments as "racist" after initially refusing to do so but said his "remorse should be accepted".
Labour has pushed for the Conservatives to hand back the money, with Sir Keir Starmer describing Mr Hester's alleged remarks as "racist and misogynistic".
Mr Hester has admitted making "rude" comments about Ms Abbott, but claimed they had "nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin".
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