What was said about Diane Abbott was shameful – the Tory party’s reaction is even more so
1 year ago

What was said about Diane Abbott was shameful – the Tory party’s reaction is even more so

The Independent  

Was what the leading Tory donor Frank Hester said about Diane Abbott racist and sexist? They speak for themselves: “It’s like trying not to be racist, but you see Diane Abbott on TV, and you just want to hate all Black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all Black women at all, but I think she should be shot.” The fact that race and gender are the whole point of his remarks necessarily makes them racist and sexist, whatever personal philosophy Mr Hester may have tried to develop for himself about these societal challenges. In her words: “I’m a single woman and that makes me vulnerable anyway, but to hear someone talking like this is worrying… It is frightening.” After some delay, and against his usual habit of sending ministers out to defend the indefensible, the prime minister has condemned what Mr Hester said as “racist”. He should certainly have been moved by the powerful way that another politician of colour on the Conservative side was honest enough to declare that the words used by his party’s benefactor were “clearly racist and clearly sexist”.

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Starmer ‘treated me as a non-person’ during Tory donor row, says Abbott
6 months, 1 week ago

Starmer ‘treated me as a non-person’ during Tory donor row, says Abbott

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Diane Abbott: Timeline of her suspension from racism comments to Labour ‘election ban’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Diane Abbott: Timeline of her suspension from racism comments to Labour ‘election ban’

The Independent  

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‘I’ve no time for Diane Abbott, but the way Labour have treated her is a disgrace’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘I’ve no time for Diane Abbott, but the way Labour have treated her is a disgrace’

The Telegraph  

The majority of readers who took part in The Telegraph’s exclusive poll voted against Diane Abbott being allowed to stand as a Labour MP, with many arguing that the party should not be seen to endorse previous comments she’d made or backtrack on their initial decision. ‘If Diane Abbott had any integrity about her, she would retire gracefully’ Reader Ray …

Diane Abbott ‘to be banned from standing for Labour’ as it emerges race investigation finished five months ago
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Diane Abbott ‘to be banned from standing for Labour’ as it emerges race investigation finished five months ago

The Independent  

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Angela Rayner says she would like to see Diane Abbott restored as Labour MP
1 year ago

Angela Rayner says she would like to see Diane Abbott restored as Labour MP

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Diane Abbott accuses Labour of hypocrisy after it uses race row to fundraise for donations
1 year ago

Diane Abbott accuses Labour of hypocrisy after it uses race row to fundraise for donations

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Racist slurs against Diane Abbott are a stain on Sunak’s Conservatives – and Starmer’s Labour
1 year ago

Racist slurs against Diane Abbott are a stain on Sunak’s Conservatives – and Starmer’s Labour

The Independent  

Of all the players in the current political drama, the one we have really been waiting to hear from is the victim of the egregious abuse thrown in her direction by a super-rich Tory donor, Frank Hester. Facing the Commons after more than a week of successive race rows, a lacklustre Budget, plus a defection to Reform UK, Rishi Sunak …

Diane Abbott reports Tory donor Frank Hester to police over ‘racist’ comments that she ‘should be shot’
1 year ago

Diane Abbott reports Tory donor Frank Hester to police over ‘racist’ comments that she ‘should be shot’

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Watch: Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs as Diane Abbott Tory donor racism row continues
1 year ago

Watch: Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs as Diane Abbott Tory donor racism row continues

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Tory donor Frank Hester says ‘differences should be discussed playfully’ amid Diane Abbott racism row
1 year ago

Tory donor Frank Hester says ‘differences should be discussed playfully’ amid Diane Abbott racism row

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Diane Abbott says Tory donor Frank Hester’s comments are ‘frightening’
1 year ago

Diane Abbott says Tory donor Frank Hester’s comments are ‘frightening’

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Ministers refuse to condemn Tory donor Frank Hester’s ‘hate all black women’ Diane Abbott remarks as racist
1 year ago

Ministers refuse to condemn Tory donor Frank Hester’s ‘hate all black women’ Diane Abbott remarks as racist

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UK Conservatives’ top donor Frank Hester spoke of hating ‘all Black women’
1 year ago

UK Conservatives’ top donor Frank Hester spoke of hating ‘all Black women’

Al Jazeera  

The biggest donor to Britain’s governing Conservative Party has come under fire after he reportedly said looking at the country’s longest serving Black lawmaker made him “want to hate all Black women” and she “should be shot”. “This apology this morning that is pretending that what was said wasn’t racist or anything to do with the fact she’s a woman, …

Labour left abandons Diane Abbott in antisemitism row
1 year, 10 months ago

Labour left abandons Diane Abbott in antisemitism row

The Independent  

Diane Abbott has been condemned by her own wing of the Labour party as she is engulfed in an antisemitism row after claiming Jewish people are not subjected to racism. Spokesperson Fiona Sharpe said: “To reduce the racism faced by Jews to mere prejudice when in living memory six million Jews were systematically slaughtered in Europe for their race is …

UK MP's 'Jews didn't face racism' comment stirs row for Rishi Sunak's rival party
1 year, 11 months ago

UK MP's 'Jews didn't face racism' comment stirs row for Rishi Sunak's rival party

Hindustan Times  

The UK's main opposition Labour party suspended prominent member Diane Abbott as an MP on Sunday, pending an investigation into comments she made that Jewish people were not subject to racism "all their lives". Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, said in a letter to the Observer newspaper that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people …

Diane Abbott on race relations in UK: ‘Boris Johnson gives the impression that he doesn’t care’
4 years, 9 months ago

Diane Abbott on race relations in UK: ‘Boris Johnson gives the impression that he doesn’t care’

The Independent  

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BBC admits Fiona Bruce made ‘light-hearted' comment about Diane Abbott to ‘Question Time’ audience members
6 years, 1 month ago

BBC admits Fiona Bruce made ‘light-hearted' comment about Diane Abbott to ‘Question Time’ audience members

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott Question Time row: Labour requests BBC footage of Fiona Bruce 'joke' and demands on-air correction of poll claim
6 years, 2 months ago

Diane Abbott Question Time row: Labour requests BBC footage of Fiona Bruce 'joke' and demands on-air correction of poll claim

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Diane Abbott accuses BBC of anti-Corbyn bias and launches stinging attack on ‘unfair’ Fiona Bruce over Question Time treatment
6 years, 2 months ago

Diane Abbott accuses BBC of anti-Corbyn bias and launches stinging attack on ‘unfair’ Fiona Bruce over Question Time treatment

The Independent  

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Instead of acknowledging racial bias, the BBC is gaslighting Diane Abbott – it’s shameful and dangerous
6 years, 2 months ago

Instead of acknowledging racial bias, the BBC is gaslighting Diane Abbott – it’s shameful and dangerous

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott accuses Question Time of legitimising ‘mistreatment, bias and abuse’ against her
6 years, 2 months ago

Diane Abbott accuses Question Time of legitimising ‘mistreatment, bias and abuse’ against her

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Diane Abbott reveals trolls send sexist and racist hate mail to her offices every day
6 years, 4 months ago

Diane Abbott reveals trolls send sexist and racist hate mail to her offices every day

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott: Bookmaker refuses to apologise after posting picture of darts fan in blackface dressed as Labour MP
7 years, 3 months ago

Diane Abbott: Bookmaker refuses to apologise after posting picture of darts fan in blackface dressed as Labour MP

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Diane Abbott received almost half of all abusive tweets sent to female MPs before election, poll finds
7 years, 6 months ago

Diane Abbott received almost half of all abusive tweets sent to female MPs before election, poll finds

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott speaks out about horrifying racist abuse she suffers every day
7 years, 8 months ago

Diane Abbott speaks out about horrifying racist abuse she suffers every day

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott struggles with questions on recent London terror report in latest bungled interview
7 years, 9 months ago

Diane Abbott struggles with questions on recent London terror report in latest bungled interview

The Independent  

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Labour's women at war as Diane Abbott 'plots to oust Chief Whip Rosie Winterton'
9 years, 3 months ago

Labour's women at war as Diane Abbott 'plots to oust Chief Whip Rosie Winterton'

Daily Mail  

A fierce struggle has broken out between two of Labour's most powerful female MPs over who gets a plum Shadow Cabinet job. Diane Abbott, former lover of leader Jeremy Corbyn and a fierce ally, has been accused of plotting to 'oust' Rosie Winterton from the key post of Labour Chief Whip. Struggle: Diane Abbott, left, former lover of leader Jeremy …

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