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The Latest Breaking News from Diane Abbott

‘It’s like clapping for the NHS’: Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee triggers debate

While some activists insist it remains a ‘powerful antiracist act’, others say the symbol has been stripped of value

The Guardian - UK

Difficult discussions on different types of racism

Letters: Readers on Diane Abbott’s suspension from the Labour party after she said in a radio interview that she had no regrets about previous remarks about racism

The Guardian - UK

SNP MPs in call for full arms embargo on Israel

SNP MPs have joined calls with more than 50 MPs for the UK Government to issue a full arms embargo on Israel

The National (Scotland)

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Mother and daughter found dead three months after 999 call

An inquest into the deaths of Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and her 18-year-old daughter Loraine Choulla began on Monday

The Independent UK

Voices: Diane Abbott may not be right – but is she entirely wrong on race?

COMMENT: We need to have a grown-up conversation about racism, writes Ava Vidal – and I believe people are missing what the now partyless MP was actually trying to say

The Independent UK

The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become

We should be able to discuss the different ways in which minorities are racialised in a thoughtful – and sometimes confronting – way, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - What, exactly, has Diane Abbott said that’s so wrong?

What, exactly, has Diane Abbott said that’s so wrong – wrong enough to get her suspended (again) from the Labour Party? Her observation, that the prejudice that Travellers or Jewish people encounter – or indeed redheads – is different from the racism that black people experience seems like a statement…

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Labour MPs rally behind Diane Abbott after second suspension

LABOUR MPs have rallied around their veteran colleagues Diane Abbott after she was suspended by the party again.

The National (Scotland)

Minister slaps down Diane Abbott's claim that Labour chiefs want her out after sparking new racism row

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP has said: ‘It is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out’

Evening Standard

Suspended veteran MP Diane Abbott says Starmer ‘wants me out’ after racism remarks

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The Independent UK

UK to lower voting age to 16 – but not everyone is convinced

Votes at 16 has grown from a niche concern to become a salient issue supported by most UK political parties and electoral reform groups

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott’s Labour suspension must be resolved ‘as swiftly as possible’, says minister – as it happened

Treasury minister James Murray said Abbott’s claim that ‘this Labour leadership wants me out’ was ‘absolutely not the case’

The Guardian - UK

‘Not true’ that Labour wants Diane Abbott out, minister says

Exchequer secretary to the Treasury James Murray said it was ‘absolutely not the case’ that Number 10 had wanted Ms Abbott to out of the party.

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: A ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ – why is the EU not doing more to sanction Israel?

In today’s newsletter: In failing to leverage its economic influence, the bloc is showing little more than empty threats – and breaking its own rules

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Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer ‘wants me out’ after second suspension over race row

The Labour veteran has been suspended again after repeating a claim she made in 2023 about racism

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott: Labour ‘wants me out’ after second suspension

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP has been suspended for a second time after repeating a claim she made in 2023 about racism.

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott suspended again by the Labour Party over race row letter

Veteran MP said in a BBC interview on Thursday that she stood by a 2023 letter comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that seen by other groups

The National (Scotland)

Diane Abbott suspended from Labour after racism comments

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party, it has been confirmed

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Evening Standard

MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party over comments about racism

Ms Abbott was suspended in 2023 after writing a letter to the Observer comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that of other groups.

The Guardian - UK

Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments

Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different ways

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips says MPs should expect fallout for ‘slagging off own government’

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The Independent UK

Diane Abbott facing suspension after doubling down on racism remarks

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The Independent UK

Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’

Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abbott

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner ‘disappointed’ by Diane Abbott’s latest comments on racism

Deputy PM says Abbott’s defence of comments that led to her suspension is ‘real challenge’ for Labour party

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott facing suspension from Labour again after expressing ‘no regrets’ over race row letter

Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party in 2023 after a letter comparing different forms of racism but was readmitted a year later.

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