Posted 3/17/2024, 4:01:27 PM
Khan Faces Backlash Over Donation Hypocrisy
- Sadiq Khan criticized Conservatives for not returning £10M donation from Frank Hester who made racist, misogynistic remarks, despite Khan not returning his own controversial £5K donation
- Tayyab restaurant donated £5K to Khan while he was MP; they were later fined for employing illegal workers
- Tory MPs accused Khan of "rank hypocrisy" for demanding Conservatives return Hester donation but not doing same with his
- Khan called for Hester to apologize and Conservatives to return his donations due to his racist, misogynistic comments
- Khan did not respond to requests to comment on whether he would return the Tayyab donation; rivals criticized his "hypocrisy"