Diane Abbott

Re-elected as Labour MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington.

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

Barely two months ago, we lost Professor Jason Arday. Thousands grieved. Institutions across higher education spoke about inclusion and belonging.

Now Nathan Cofnas is being given a room at Oriel College, Oxford, to ask whether DEI is undermining higher education.

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[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

The press pursue a Black man to the end of his life and Parliament says nothing about their conduct.

Today, I raised the sustained harassment and intrusion Prof Jason Arday was subjected to in the days before his death and asked why Parliament is yet to see a statement on this.

[Jam Radio UK News @Jam_RadioUK]

After pumping out 19 articles on Jason Arday in two weeks, The Spectator has moved on to Simon Woolley.

Ex-Tory operative Andrew Gilligan offers no evidence of failure at Homerton—only an old grievance dressed up as journalism.

This is a media hit job.

https://t.co/kx0As4ILbD

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Good. This is a nasty, divisive Bill aiming to meet Reform UK on its own ground.

Mahmood's hardline immigration reforms face growing Labour rebellion
https://t.co/31JtEJUSDd

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The Iran War is caused by Trump and Netanyahu. As well as illegally attempting to destroy Iran, we will all be much poorer as a result.

Iran War to cost UK households £2,400 by next year
https://t.co/VMmIIkf4iE

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

This is a call for armed forces personnel to be placed above the law. No country claiming to be a democracy can allow this.

SAS veterans who helped defeat the IRA deserve protections
https://t.co/owoVhBAH0r

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Andy Burnham should know better.
A border poll is mandated in the Good Friday Agreement. This is both a multi-party agreement, endorsed by referenda *and* an international treaty lodged at the UN.

United Ireland referendum is off the table, Burnham says
https://t.co/Zzvxp1vQBP

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The well-worn path of autocrats everwhere. If you cannot win the argument on Palestine, start locking up your opponents.

US issues sanctions against Palestine Action
https://t.co/vnkEt2CJyh

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

I disagree with Wes Streeting on political fundamentals - a lot.
But attacking him for his sexuality is ignorant, prejudiced and unacceptable.

Wes Streeting describes unbelievable level of homophobic abuse since becoming Defence Secretary
https://t.co/tdObkSM5qW

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Higher energy bills are a product of the Iran War.
We should be trying to reach a peace, not throwing fuel on the fire.

UK energy price cap to rise 4% in winter
https://t.co/gwRo8uISay

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

There is a crisis of children in care in this country, but especially when they are forced to leave at 18.
Urgent action is needed.

Lack of support for care leavers leads to their much higher death rate, review says
https://t.co/DRcpQbvlPp

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Trump's war against Iran has caused energy prices to surge. But ordinary people are also being ripped off by energy companies' profiteering.
Both the war and the rip-off should be ended.

Households in Britain could owe energy companies £7bn by year end
https://t.co/M1cmGQTqt3

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Successive governments have been in denial about sexism and racism in this country, to this is a welcome admission.
Many people will now be looking forward to government acton.

Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
https://t.co/jyuFXZZILw

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Asylum-seekers are responsible for a tiny part of serious crime in this country. If this was about preventing crime, it would be suggested for the whole population. It is just aping Reform.

Mike Tapp says asylum-seekers should be tested on British laws
https://t.co/FKe12OgUsk

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The campaign for reparations is not going away.

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

When one of us rises, we all rise.

It was an honour to speak onstage at Diaspora Calling about reparations.

Thank you again to Ms Lauryn Hill and her team for putting it together 👏🏾

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Supporting Trump's war against Iran has already cost us all dearly. The longer it persists, the worse off we will be.

British energy bills to hit 3-year high this winter
https://t.co/6thzcEdlds

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

This is the reality of violent Islamophobia in this country now. And politicians should admit, and stop fanning the flames themselves.

Anti-Muslim hate reports surpasses 2023 total in just 6 months, report shows
https://t.co/jxV1hnDgYy

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The amounts allocated to victims of the Grenfell scandal are pitifully low. And the much greater payout to shareholders is a slap in the face.

Grenfell cladding firm Arconic paid shareholders £23mn more than compensation for victims
https://t.co/gnX2fqzGdu

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

"This was a vicious campaign but it wasn’t just a campaign against the professor, it was a campaign against all of us and that’s why it is so important to come together and fight for justice for Professor Jason Arday.”

https://t.co/yDusvIjwvJ

[Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @BellRibeiroAddy]

We know many of you have spoken to the press in recent days — and that mattered. Your voices have carried the injustice that Jason faced.

But today, in his memory, we're asking all friends and supporters: no interviews, no comments, no panels.

Today our focus is Jason.