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“Disproportionate, Undemocratic & Vindictive”: Leading British Stars Criticize Labour Party’s Handling Of Row Over UK’s First Black Female MP
Diane Abbott: An open letter criticizing the Labour Party has been signed by Lenny Henry, David Harewood, Afua Hirsch.
In a damning open letter titled Loyalty Has Never Been Unconditional, the group of around 40 prominent Black figures said they are “appalled by the Labour Party’s treatment of Diane Abbott,” describing it as “disproportionate, undemocratic and vindictive.” Abbott has been suspended since and, now that the general election is close, confusion has dominated the papers over the past few days over whether she has been reinstated and is allowed to stand again to be an MP, with differing messaging coming from senior Labour figures along with leader Keir Starmer and deputy Angela Rayner. Yesterday, Jon Stewart waded into the row, calling Labour’s decision to block a candidate from running for parliament over historical tweets related to Israel “the dumbest thing The UK has done since electing Boris Johnson.”
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