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as posted by the channelPolice are investigating alleged racist comments made by Tory party donor Frank Hester at a meeting in 2019.
West Yorkshire Police said the investigation had been passed over from the Metropolitan Police as 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 Metropolitan Police had been contacted on March 11 about a report in The Guardian, and that this was the first time the comments had been brought to the attention of police.
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