Diane Abbott

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

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

This is the clip of my interview.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Congratulations to Andy Burnham for a great victory! And a complete rout of the far right!
It is completely true we need sweeping change, not just in leadership but also in policies that deliver for ordinary people.

https://t.co/3SGzxNWwMb

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

There are many difficulties posed by tying yourself and your country to an unpredictable, aggressive bully.
But these multiply when they start wars, cause huge damage and then lose.

US officials claim victory and to have averted a worldwide depression
https://t.co/HO0qb2NyZm

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Andy Burnham winning in Makerfield would be a big blow to Reform UK.
A key reason why every decent person will want Andy Burnham to win.

Burnham win would be a big setback for Reform
https://t.co/hsxd0JRNK8

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The Times editorial is correct. The assisted suicide Bill is a shambles and is very defective. Its key sponsors, ultimately the Government, know this but are pressing on regardless.

Editorial: Assisted dying bill is shoddy and riddled with defects
https://t.co/V8wp1wUK8F

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Cutting welfare, public services or pay and raising taxes are all on the table because these people are demanding even more money???
Incredible.

Unbelievable waste and inefficiency at the MoD, says ex-minister Al Carns
https://t.co/FF86ZLH17r

[Kim Johnson @KimJohnsonMP]

A very dark day for justice.

Upholding the proscription of Palestine Action is a dangerous abuse of counter-terrorism powers.

When protest is treated as terrorism, dissent is criminalised and the foundations of our democracy are weakened.

https://t.co/M14HBIX00O

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The assisted suicide Bill is a dangerous mess of a Bill, with fewer safeguards than when it began. If the exact same shambles is revived, it will face strong opposition.

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to reintroduce assisted suicide Bill
https://t.co/Nd2c4FT45N

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Some people heard Farage's call for pure rage and decided to burn people out of their homes. Now he wants to use the State to achieve the same ends.

Farage to ban foreign nationals from social housing
https://t.co/yvH2iIYH5E

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

We should all hope there is a real peace deal.
The needless killing of Iranian and Lebanese people can stop. Trade can resume so energy and fertilisers can be delivered. And Trump's inflation might ease.

What we know about a peace deal
https://t.co/ZzeDK81BtJ

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

More than 13 million people in Britain are living in poverty. The campaign to cut welfare (or other key public spending) is dishonest.
They should come clean. They are willing to push poverty even higher to fund an unnecessary surge in military spending.

https://t.co/IFPsqU4EKj

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The debate about British military spending begins with a premise, hardly ever challenged, that too little is spent on defence.
But the facts are very different.
Britain spends more on the military than every large economy in NATO, except the USA.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

The Defence resignations have sparked a lot of nonsense about inadequate military spending.
Britain already spends an inordinate amount on military hardware.
Yet we have already become the world's 3rd largest spender on nuclear weapons, surpassing Russia.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

In Belfast and Southampton the racist mobs are are not defending the victims. They are completely contradicting the wishes of the victims' families, for their own vile agenda.

Do not use our tragedy to fuel violent protests, says family of Belfast victim
https://t.co/q9nQ10lrw6

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

These are not 'anti-migrant protestors'. They went house to house looking for foreigners and Black people to burn them out of their homes.
They are racist thugs carrying out a pogrom.

Police use water cannon against anti-migrant protestors
https://t.co/7XmzmlsKoX

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Lammy has documented the racism in the justice system himself. Now he wants to remove one of the few checks against it.
Limiting juries would lead to greater injustice.

Lammy's cuts to jury trials could have far-reaching impact on race relations, MPs say
https://t.co/VUqeONZF0s

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

We live in a society where racism is commonplace. Macpherson's call to tackle it were only ever partially taken up. 'Common sense' is a call for more racism not less.

'Common sense' cannot replace anti-discrimination as Badenoch claims, say legal experts
https://t.co/mUr3jcXHy4

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Some cheap politicians see a terrible incident,like the attack in Belfast or the death of Henry Nowak as an opportunity to promote their own rancid politics.
Others show real leadership, like this👇🏿.

[Sinn Féin @sinnfeinireland]

'The scenes we are seeing this evening are shameful and there is no place for it on our streets'

@johnfinucane

https://t.co/Ksl740Gl1h

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

This is an important statement, and thread.

[Stand Up To Racism @AntiRacismDay]

Our statement on #Belfast

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[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Ending current equality rules is dangerous and divisive; a green light for all the bigots and racists.
This happens when your ambition is no greater than to be the Nick Clegg in a Farage-led government.

Badenoch vows to end equality duty in public sector
https://t.co/iSSIa5rDDH

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Anyone who has spoken to Labour voters or members over the last 2 years or more knows this to be true.
Labour supporters across the board are disgusted by support for the genocide.

Gaza genocide a factor in progressive voters deserting Labour, poll shows
https://t.co/vECQ6ej1Bf