Diane Abbott says what we were all thinking following Louise Haigh resignation
The transport secretary, who had already achieved remarkable accomplishments in her five-month tenure, quit the post over a historic misdemeanour.
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Diane Abbott demands Keir Starmer stops ‘pedalling the benefit scrounger myth’
The prime minister has promised “sweeping changes” to lighten the £137 billion bill for welfare benefits.
Starmer ‘treated me as a non-person’ during Tory donor row, says Abbott
The MP has criticised the Labour leader for his handling of her suspension from the party.
Tories accepted another £5m from Frank Hester days before election called
The businessman, whose firm received £400 million in NHS contracts under the Conservatives, has boosted the party's coffers by more than £20 million all told.
Diane Abbott speaks for first time as Mother of the House
Ms Abbott faced uncertainty over her future as the Labour candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the start of the election campaign.
Diane Abbott confirms she will run as a Labour candidate in the General Election
Responding to an article suggesting she was still weighing up options, Ms Abbott announced she was the confirmed Labour candidate on X.
Keir Starmer says Diane Abbott is ‘free to stand as Labour candidate’
It comes after growing tensions in the party amid claims of a left-wing ‘cull’.
Starmer refuses to say if he wants Abbott to stand
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say if he wants Diane Abbott to stand again for The Labour Party.
Diane Abbott says she is ‘banned’ from standing as Labour candidate in election
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.