Starmer's refusal to reinstate the whip to Diane Abbott looks vindictive. More electoral Hara kiri

"Bored with the verbal Riverdance routine and suffering from campaign-induced sleep deprivation, I leaned in: “If you attack Diane Abbott live on air, I’ll call you out – live on air”. Hatchet job averted"

New Statesman article I wrote calling out the vicious racist targeting of Diane Abbott by the Tories & media during the 2017 elections 👇 Same racism with attacks now also coming from within the Labour Party.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2017/09/tories-attacked-diane-abbott-pack-hounds-it-backfired