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Rishi Sunak and the Ten Million Pound Question

PM resists calls from Labour to return money to donor at heart of race row

Today, we look at the prime minister鈥檚 refusal to return a 拢10 million donation from a Conservative donor who reportedly said MP Diane Abbott 鈥渟hould be shot鈥. Plus are women who freeze their eggs being 鈥渕isled鈥 by some clinics?

PMQs was today dominated by the ongoing row surrounding alleged comments made about the former Labour MP Abbott by tory donor Frank Hester. The PM said Mr Hester's alleged comments were "wrong" and "racist", but he told MPs his "remorse should be accepted". Diane Abbott repeatedly tried to ask a question during PMQs, but did not succeed in getting the speaker to call her. Adam and Chris look at Rishi Sunak鈥檚 handling of the row. And why Diane Abbott has also called out the Labour party response?

And a 大象传媒 investigation has revealed that up to 4 in 10 fertility clinics may be breaching advertising guidelines, by not making the success rates of women who choose to freeze their eggs clear. Adam is joined by professor Geeta Nargund, a senior NHS consultant, and 大象传媒 investigative reporter Anna Collinson.

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