11, May #BrokenSystem

Diane Abbott: Gains for the right and the far right...

Gains for the right and the far right are frequently followed by an upsurge in racist abuse and attacks. Unfortunately, people's fears are based on experience. Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform election gains

Diane Abbott: Gains for the right and the far right...

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11, May #StarmerCrisis

Diane Abbott: Any change of leader of the Labour party...

Any change of leader of the Labour party needs to be part of a complete change of direction. It is delusional to believe a political crisis is a personnel issue. Keir Starmer's fate is out of his own hands

#StarmerCrisis

06, May #WarSpillover

Diane Abbott: Higher prices for food…

Higher prices for food, higher energy bills, cancelled flights and shortages, all coming our way because of the Iran War. The US and Israel started it. The government should be working to end it. Four in five Britons expect Iran war will raise food prices

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05, May #WarSpillover

Diane Abbott: Ordinary people are going to be a lot worse…

Ordinary people are going to be a lot worse off because of Trump's bombing Iran and his blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis

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01, May #BrokenSystem

Diane Abbott: Once again, Tony Blair is wrong…

Once again, Tony Blair is wrong and advocates to make ordinary people worse off. Britain has one of the lowest effective state pension entitlements in the whole of Europe. Tony Blair's thinktank urges scrapping of state pension triple-lock

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29, April #WarSpillover

Diane Abbott: The illegal Iran War could have disastrous…

The illegal Iran War could have disastrous consequences for the world. Despite the denials, the British government is aiding Trump in this disastrous war. Iran war could push 45 million people into food insecurity, World Bank warns

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24, April #WarSpillover

Diane Abbott: When a reliable ally turns out to be neither…

When a reliable ally turns out to be neither, it is time for a major reorientation of British foregn policy. Carrying on in the same way is too costly. Trump says he will probably put a big tariff on the UK if it doesn't drop the digital services tax

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24, April #StarmerCrisis

Diane Abbott: Ministers have turns a blind eye…

Ministers have turns a blind eye to Israeli war crimes. Starmer tried to justify them, and the governmenthas authorised all kinds of support, including arms' sales. This is complicity. Foreign Office closes unit monitoring Israeli breaches of the law

#StarmerCrisis

17, April

Diane Abbott: It's inconceivable that ministers…

It's inconceivable that ministers didn't know Mandelson failed security vetting. Civil servants wouldn't take such a serious decision without political clearance. The Prime Minister must consider his position.

15, April

Diane Abbott: People who never rely on welfare…

People who never rely on welfare or even most public services, telling us we need to cut them to pay for wars they and their loved ones will never fight. ‘Bizarre’ lack of urgency in putting UK on war footing, says defence review co-author

15, April

Diane Abbott: Rachel Reeves is right on this…

Rachel Reeves is right on this. Iranians will pay in blood and enormous daamage to their country. And the rest of will pay in higher prices, shortages and lower living standards. So, why help the US war effort? Reeves condemns Iran war as a folly