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Diane Abbott suspended from Labour after doubling down on suggestion Jews don’t experience racism

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP will not sit as an independent after standing by comments her own party leader described as ‘antisemitic’

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Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party after saying she did not regret suggesting that Jews do not experience racism in 2023 (Image: Getty)

Diane Abbott has said she advised her old friend Jeremy Corbyn against forming a new party (Photo: Getty)

Labour investigating Diane Abbott after she doubles down on ‘antisemitic’ comments

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Diane Abbott MP (Image: Getty)

Diane Abbott calls IDF the ‘Jewish Defence Forces’ in deleted ‘Gaza genocide’ tweet

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Diane Abbott talks to the media during the 'Stand With Abbott Rally' after she was racially abused by a Tory donor (Photo: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Diane Abbott repeats apology for ‘poorly worded’ letter that saw her accused of antisemitism

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Britain's opposition Labour party MP Diane Abbott attends an anti-government protest calling for the Prime Minister's resignation, outside Downing Street in central London on September 7, 2019. - Britain's upper house on Friday gave final approval to a law that would force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit, in a fresh setback for the British Prime Minister who is struggling in his bid to call an early election. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Diane Abbott wins Hackney North seat despite ‘Jews don’t experience racism’ comment

By Simon Rocker

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Diane Abbott officially confirmed as Labour candidate for Hackney and Stoke Newington

Diane Abbott officially confirmed as Labour candidate for Hackney and Stoke Newington

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP this week attacked her own party’s leadership over what she called a 'cull of left wingers' (Photo: Getty)

Keir Starmer: Diane Abbott is ‘free’ to stand as Labour candidate

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Corbyn launches election campaign and sends support to Diane Abbott

Former Labour leader to contest Islington North as an independent

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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May 30, 2024 14:16

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to accept the conclusions of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report on antisemitism in the Labour Party under his leadership (Photo: Getty)

Starmer removes Corbynite MP candidates in ‘cull of the left’

Candidates blocked as leader’s allies given winnable seats

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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May 30, 2024 13:09

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (Photo: Getty)

Diane Abbott banned from standing in Hackney as she has Labour whip restored

The veteran Corbynite MP was reinstated after an investigation into her comments to the Observer newspaper last year

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May 28, 2024 21:50

Diane Abbott was last year accused of downplaying antisemitism by comparing discrimination faced by Jews to that which is experienced by Irish people and redheads (Photo: Getty)

Diane Abbott denies that she rejected antisemitism training

The Hackney MP has been suspended by Labour since she claimed Jews do not face racism

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March 17, 2024 12:46

Diane Abbott talks to the media during the 'Stand With Abbott Rally' after she was racially abused by a Tory donor (Photo: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Diane Abbott lashes out at ‘fraudulent’ Labour probe over her letter claiming Jews do not suffer racism

The Hackney MP claimed she would 'not get a fair hearing' after being suspended over the remarks

By Rosa Doherty

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September 19, 2023 16:39

Britain's main opposition Labour Party shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addresses a demonstration against the threat of war on Iran, in Trafalgar Square, central London on January 11, 2020, - Iran said January 11, 2020, that it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week outside Tehran killing 176 people, calling it an "unforgivable mistake". (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

The writer who sparked the Diane Abbott Observer row on the reasons he is calling out the 'anti-racism' movement

By Zoe Strimpel

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June 22, 2023 09:59

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

Dave Rich

The last two weeks show the Guardian's antisemitism blind spot still remains

First Diane Abbot, now Martin Rowson, why can't the left learn from their mistakes?

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May 2, 2023 13:02

The last two weeks show the Guardian's antisemitism blind spot still remains

Michael Ezra

By Michael Ezra

How’s this for racism against Jews, Diane Abbott?

The antisemitism I suffered during my school days still burns, says Michael Ezra

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April 28, 2023 17:01

Rear view of 15 and 16 year olds in uniforms listening to female educator and participating in discussion.

David Rose

What happened to the open-minded Diane Abbott that I once knew?

The Hackney MP's attempt to disassociate herself from her letter to the Observer was unconvincing

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April 28, 2023 10:07

What happened to the open-minded Diane Abbott that I once knew?

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