Tory mayor says he would return money from donor accused of racist remarks

Summary

1. The Conservatives' West Midlands mayor says he would have given the money back from a top donor accused of making racist remarks
2. Andy Street says "I have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do, but I've thought about how I would handle that situation"
3. His intervention will intensify the pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to return Frank Hester's £10m, ahead of PMQs at noon
4. But minister Kevin Hollinrake says the party is not planning to return the money, saying Hester has apologised
5. Hester allegedly said MP Diane Abbott made him want to "hate all black women"
6. Downing Street last night said the alleged comments were "racist and wrong", after initially declining to say whether they were racist
7. Labour has called on the Conservatives to give the money back, and Sir Keir Starmer is expected to press the PM on the issue in the Commons later