Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott, Paul Flynn and Labour's queasy tolerance of the intolerable
By Rob Marchant - 08 January 10:17

Some in the party complacently assume historic anti-racist credentials are a permanent inoculation a

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"Divide and rule"? Diane Abbott was right
By Laurie Penny - 06 January 19:06

The privileged will do anything to distract attention from their own power.

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What the Diane Abbott metastorm was really about
By Steven Baxter - 06 January 11:59

Let's call this what it is. It's pretending.

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When Ed called Diane
By George Eaton - 05 January 13:28

The moment Miliband called Abbott while she was being interviewed live on Sky News.

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Let's not pretend that Diane Abbott's comments were genuine racism
By Samira Shackle - 05 January 12:51

The MP was stupid to refer to "white people", but her tweet has been taken out of context.

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Diane Abbott to stand for shadow cabinet
By George Eaton - 28 September 13:08

With six seats guaranteed for female MPs, she's in with a fighting chance.

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On Labour Uncut, the Milibands and Diane Abbott
By James Macintyre - 21 September 13:03

Yes DM may well win. But to say he "has won" may not help him

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Labour’s family roots
By Diane Abbott - 21 September 9:10

The “big society” is a myth. It’s high time the left wrested community engagement back from the Tori

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What next for Diane Abbott?
By George Eaton - 31 August 11:31

Ed Miliband says the Labour left-winger has a “part to play” after the leadership election.

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Labour leadership candidates: where they stand
By George Eaton - 16 June 14:36

Where the five Labour leadership candidates stand on Iraq, spending cuts, immigration, electoral ref

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