Police investigate alleged racist remarks by Frank Hester

West Yorkshire force work to establish facts and whether crime was committed by Tory party donor

West Yorkshire police are investigating alleged racist comments made by Conservative party donor Frank Hester at a meeting in 2019.

The force said the investigation had been passed over from the Metropolitan police because the meeting took place in Horsforth, Leeds.

A spokesperson said officers were now “working to establish the facts and to ultimately ascertain whether a crime has been committed”.

They added that the Met had been contacted on 11 March about a report in

, and that this was the first time the comments had been brought to the attention of police.