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Diane Abbott says migrants ‘f****d off to bottom of sea’ after Lee Anderson remark

MP deletes ‘obscene’ tweet referencing Lee Anderson’s remarks after outrage

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants

The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party.

The Independent UK

Downing Street says minister's Lee Anderson defence was 'on behalf of Government'

DOWNING Street has confirmed that the Justice Secretary was “speaking on behalf of the Government” when he defended Lee Anderson telling…

The National (Scotland)

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Labour must better support aspiring black MPs, says Bernie Grant’s widow

Exclusive: Sharon Grant, wife of the late Tottenham MP, criticises party’s progress on BAME representation

The Guardian - UK

Gagged on Zoom and late night emails - dealing with Manchester United players

Hardly any of the current Man United players are impolite and there has been a mentality shift under Erik ten Hag. It was different before he arrived.

Manchester Evening News

Stop and search plans blasted as Suella Braverman defends use on young Black men

The Home Secretary defended the disproportionate use of stop and search on young Black men by saying they are more likely to be victims of knife crime

Daily Mirror

Top Labour politicians pay tribute to Glenda Jackson who has died aged 87

Senior figures from Keir Starmer's party recalled their time working with the double Oscar-winning actress, who had a successful second career as a respected parliamentarian

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Society exposes us all to anti-Jewish tropes and attitudes. The first step is to notice them

The Richard Sharp cartoon caused deep distress because it heightenedthe feeling that others don’t understand or care about antisemitism.That must change, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Guardian to meet Jewish group after fury over ‘anti-Semitic’ Sharp cartoon

The National Jewish Assembly has called for Guardian editor Katharine Viner and Mr Rowson to be dismissed

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says he was ‘shocked’ by Diane Abbott’s letter to the Observer

Labour leader ‘could not believe what he was reading’ when he saw letter saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people not subject to racism

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott’s letter shows how antiracism has been reduced to decrying ‘white privilege’

Many of the Labour politician’s fiercest critics pursue an equally divisive approach

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott’s letter was woeful and inflammatory

A public figure should know better than to deny the existence of anti-Jewish racism

The Guardian - UK

Ex-MP who faced vile anti-Semitism says 'I don't want Diane Abbott's career ruined'

The former MP Baroness Ruth Anderson urged Labour to root out abuse of Jews and instead focus on fighting the Conservatives, warning: "We're meant to be on the same side"

Daily Mirror

Starmer denies targeting left-wing MPs after Abbott suspension

Sir Keir Starmer said it was right to take action after Diane Abbott made comments about racism.

The Independent UK

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The Week

Quiz of The Week: 22 - 28 April

Dominic Raab’s resignation left the Conservative Party on the political back foot as last week drew to a close, but not for long.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp is out at the BBC: now can we think about how we hold other miscreants to account?

Society is making strange decisions. Some in high office lose jobs and deserve to, but we also ignore others whose sins are egregious, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Labour’s former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad quits party calling it ‘unrecognisable’

Labour’s former Kensington MP has quit the party, saying it is “unrecognisable” under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Evening Standard

Rise of MPs who have the whip suspended as parties ‘park the problem’

There are currently 16 Independent MPs in total who lost the whip

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says he has ‘gut feeling’ Diane Abbott comments were antisemitic

But Labour leader says Hackney MP has herself suffered more racial abuse than any other politician

The Guardian - UK

The lesson from the Diane Abbott row: if we fight racism in silos, we just can’t win

The row caused by Diane Abbott’s dreadful letter was depressing, but just as sad was what it revealed about modern racial politics, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Week

Left out: is this the end for Labour’s Corbynites?

Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott: back in 2015 they were heralded as the left-wing “triumvirate who took control of Labour”.

The Guardian - UK

Hurt and disappointed by Diane Abbott’s letter

Letters: The Hackney MP has been a symbol of hope and resilience – but to trivialise the struggles of Jewish people in such a way is inexcusable, says one reader. Plus letters from Prof Daniel Altmann and Mike Cowley

Evening Standard

OPINION - Thanks to Diane Abbott, Keir Starmer now faces a decision he must not duck

Whatever happens next, Sir Keir Starmer will be remembered as a historically consequential Labour leader. In April 2020, he inherited a smoking ruin of a party that had suffered its worst election defeat since 1935, wrecked by Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous leadership and stained by anti-Semitism. Three years on and, quite…

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer 'frustrated' as Labour hit by anti-Semitism row days before local elections

The Labour leader was asked if he was 'frustrated' at Diane Abbott's comments distracting from 'the job in hand', after he suspended the whip from the veteran left-wing MP

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How Dominic Raab set the agenda after a stinging report on bullying

In today’s newsletter: The ex-deputy PM has found ample support from some quarters after an investigation into bullying was released. Our political correspondents explain how Raab’s anger drove the discourse

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