The force is looking into 'racist' comments allegedly made by Frank Hester about Hackney MP Diane Abbott at a meeting in Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police has launched an investigation into alleged racist comments made by Conservative Party donor Frank Hester about MP Diane Abbott.
After the comments were reported, Mr Hester released a statement saying that he had been "rude" about Ms Abbot but said his criticism had "nothing to do with her gender nor colour of skin". The force said it had taken over the investigation from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Parliamentary and Investigation Team, which had been contacted about Mr Hester's alleged remarks.
It added: "Our officers have since been working to establish the facts and to ultimately ascertain whether a crime has been committed.
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