Hackney Residents Have Their Say On Labour’s Treatment Of Diane Abbott
- 16 days ago
Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer said.
The Labour leader said no decision had been taken on whether she would be allowed to defend her seat.
Ms Abbott, who in 1987 became the first black woman elected to Parliament, said she was “very dismayed” at suggestions she would be barred from standing.
She had the Labour whip suspended in April 2023 pending an investigation after she suggested Jewish, Irish and Traveller people experience prejudice, but not racism.
We went to Abbott's constituency to speak to residents to find out their thoughts on how their MP has been treated.
The Labour leader said no decision had been taken on whether she would be allowed to defend her seat.
Ms Abbott, who in 1987 became the first black woman elected to Parliament, said she was “very dismayed” at suggestions she would be barred from standing.
She had the Labour whip suspended in April 2023 pending an investigation after she suggested Jewish, Irish and Traveller people experience prejudice, but not racism.
We went to Abbott's constituency to speak to residents to find out their thoughts on how their MP has been treated.