The Conservatives do not plan to return the £10 million donated to the party by a major Tory backer accused of making racist comments, a minister has said. But who is Frank Hester and what is the racism row about?

The Conservatives do not plan to return the £10 million donated to the party by a major Tory backer accused of making racist comments, a minister has said. But who is Frank Hester and what is the racism row about?