frank kay, who was a black and gay activist born in if a villa was named for defending minorities and for speaking out against police brutality, brazil's left wing parties held rallies ahead of the anniversary of the 1964 military. too many people still worried about the country state of democracy after lost his attack on congress, monica etiquette reports now from sup, holler. the protestors took to the streets of stone phone despite the heavy rains marketing the 60th anniversary of the military cool, which led to a decade long dictatorship. they say the preserved young democracy is still a businessman, military and the right wing politicians who supported the dictatorship back in 1964 tried to stage a coup just last year or we don't want history to repeat itself. must demand punishment for those responses. the he's referring to former presidential able so now do we send or investigation by federal police? he's accused of plotting this cool to keep himself in power. after losing the 2022 elections. demonstrators say they also wanted to show the strength of results left when parties,

speaking on bbc breakfast to my colleague and jon kay studied asking her about the 500 million pounds donations to the conservative party, worth £500 million by franki've just said that he's apologised for his comments. i think that that should be the end of the matter. i think this endless churning around of exactly when and how much the donations were is a distraction from the work which i am doing here today in coventry, where we're talking about small businesses and how to make life easier for entrepreneurs. the prime minister has been working very hard on a package that is going to improve the wellbeing and welfare of small businesses and self—employed people across the country, including many people who are ethnic minorities. that's what's going to make their lives easier, irrespective of whether or not there's been a donation here or there to the conservative party. but while you talk about jobs in coventry with the prime minister, it is the prime minister's own job which is the speculation on the front page of virtually all the newspapers i've got here in front of me. and people are saying part of that is that he didn't lead quickly enough

hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. it is lovely to have you with us. what do morecambe and wise, frankays a week? six days a week. that's what you did. and then you got sunday off? no — you went to scarborough or somewhere like that and did a one—night show. you were working seven days a week, two shows a day? seven days a week, yeah. that was always the go in the '60s. ali bongo, norman wisdom! frank carson — look at that. # oh, there's no business... and sid knows his stuff. he really has... there you are — charlie cairoli. look at that. ..met everyone, beginning with the town's most famous clown. charlie cairoli is a legend, you know? so you played with the cairolis? yes! keith harris and orville. he hated... he hated that green duck. they always hate the thing that made them famous. it's amazing — you know... he hated the duck? he didn't like the duck, no, no. and that was just the beginning. victoria wood — she was our guest on our radio show. even vic and bob. we actually did their tv show. everybody that was anybody played blackpool. however, blackpool these days isn't quite wha

kay. let's return to our main story now and the prime minister rishi sunak is facing questions over whether the conservative party will return millions of pounds in donations from the prominent tory backer, frankut the mp dianne abbott described by number 10 as racist. we're joined now by the broadcaster and former labour adviser, ayesha hazarika. good morning. i know it has been a... my goodness, an interesting 24—hour hours or so and i have heard what you have said already about the situation butjust what you have said already about the situation but just for what you have said already about the situation butjust for our viewers right now, your reaction to what has happened in the last day also. i think this is a really frightening new low in british politics. there has been a coarsening of language that we have seen recently, but i think what happened yesterday, the comments that were unearthed, really crossed a line and took things to, as i say, a frightening new level. to have that sort of language talking about inciting violence against a black woman, our first ever elected black woman into british politics in british history, is just so incredibly, british politics in british history, i