Tag: Diane
Tories given £5m more by Frank Hester before Diane Abbott row
The Conservative Party accepted a £5m donation from the company of Frank Hester in January, before he became embroiled in a row over alleged racist co [...]
Councillors resign over Diane Abbott row and Gaza
32 minutes agoNick Clark,Local Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaDiane Abbott has only recently been told she can stand as a Labour candidateSeven co [...]
Rayner denies forcing Starmer’s hand on Diane Abbott
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has denied her intervention in the row over veteran member Diane Abbott forced a change of tack by the Labour lea [...]
Diane Abbott: Up to veteran MP whether she stands for Labour
17 minutes agoPaul Seddon,Political reporterGetty ImagesLabour's Yvette Cooper has said it is for Diane Abbott to decide whether she wants to stand fo [...]
Diane Abbott free to stand for Labour, says Starmer
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Diane Abbott is "free to go forward as a Labour candidate", ending days of speculation about the veteran left- [...]
Diane Abbott accuses Labour of left-wing candidate purge
Labour MP Diane Abbott claims the party is carrying out a "cull" of left-wing candidates ahead of the general election. The veteran left-winger was re [...]
Diane Abbott says she’s been barred from standing as Labour MP at election
Labour launched an investigation in April last year after Ms Abbott wrote in the Observer that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people "undoubtedly experie [...]
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe
Diane Abbott has been readmitted as a Labour MP, the BBC understands, but it is unclear whether she will stand for the party at the general election.T [...]
Diane Abbott: Police investigate Tory donor alleged race comments
The Guardian reported that he went on to say: "It's like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you're just like I hate, you [...]
Diane Abbott: I would be sad if MP’s career ends outside Labour, says Harman
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Ms Harman said: "I would be sad if Diane Abbott ends her political career - and she has [...]
Angela Rayner wants to see Diane Abbott back as Labour MP
The article was published a day after Ms Abbott unsuccessfully tried more than 40 times to get the Speaker's attention so she could contribute to Prim [...]
Diane Abbott hits out at racism in politics after donor row
The row over returning Mr Hester's money began on Monday, when the Guardian reported that in 2019 Mr Hester said: "It's like trying not to be racist b [...]
Diane Abbott tried to speak 46 times about race debate at PMQs
Veteran MP Diane Abbott stood up to speak 46 times focused on remarks about her.Alleged comments by a Tory donor that Ms Abbott made him "want to hate [...]
Diane Abbott row: Hollinrake asked if he’d take £10m more from race row Tory donor
Post Office Minister, Kevin Hollinrake is asked if he'd take another £10m from Tory donor, Frank Hester, who has been accused of making "racist" comme [...]
Diane Abbott row: Tory minister says they’d take more cash from donor Frank Hester
In 2019 Mr Hester said: "It's like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on the TV, and you're just like I hate, you just want to hate all [...]