The Latest Breaking News from Diane Abbott

‘Defeat would be a big blow’: Labour faces double trouble of Corbyn and Abbott in Islington and Hackney

Jeremy Corbyn’s old constituency reacts to his decision to stand as independent, while decision looms on allowing Diane Abbott to rejoin the party

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

It’s Corbyn’s last stand. But can he beat Labour’s Starmerite machine?

By running as an independent, the Islington North MP will give constituents a chance to rebel against the Westminster consensus, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Sunak’s election tour branded shambolic after Titanic Quarter visit inspires sinking ship comparison – as it happened

Incident in Belfast follows gaffe in Welsh brewery and campaign launch where Labour anthem was played

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’

Natalie Elphicke is the third Conservative MP to defect to Labour since the last election – but the first Tory rightwinger. She had enthusiastically backed Brexit, and was a member of the eurosceptic European Research Group of Conservative MPs. She has attacked Labour’s “softness on immigration” and harshly criticised trade…

The Conversation · May 16, 2024

It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Natalie Elphicke ‘sorry’ for defending ex-husband jailed for sexual assault

Newest Labour MP apologises for comments about Charlie Elphicke’s victims amid criticism of her admission to party

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

London MP Kate Osamor has Labour whip restored following investigation into comments on Gaza war

The move piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to do the same for veteran MP Diane Abbott

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the legacy of the radical left

What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

Israel bans Al Jazeera: What does it mean and what happens next?

Al Jazeera said it will pursue available legal channels to protect its journalists from Israel’s ‘slanderous’ shutdown.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2024