The Latest Breaking News from Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott accuses Labour of ‘fraudulent’ inquiry into racism comments

MP says investigation sparked by a letter to the Observer seen as arguing there is a hierarchy of racism is being run out of party HQ

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

Diane Abbott claims she won’t get fair hearing over ‘antisemitic’ letter because she is a Black woman

MP hits out at Labour leadership as she breaks silence on antisemitism row

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Diane Abbott launches attack on Starmer and Labour over race complaint handling

The veteran MP, who was stripped of the Labour whip in April, said the investigation into her comments was ‘fraudulent’

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

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 · Jul 1, 2023

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 · Jun 19, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023

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 · May 5, 2023

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 · May 2, 2023

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 · Apr 30, 2023

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 · Apr 30, 2023