"There are clearly double standards in how they have been treated as left wingers and as women of colour when compared to more centrist MPs" - Matt Wrack, FBU.
Tag: General Election
10,000s back Diane – Labour Lords write to Keir Starmer saying let her stand
Two highly respected Labour Peers have written to Keir Starmer, delivering a 17,000 strong petition, & calling for Diane Abbott to be able to be a Labour candidate at the General Election.
Young Labour & Labour Students members urge Starmer to let Diane Abbott stand
"Diane is a trailblazer who inspires thousands of young people across the country, and is a valuable, popular asset to our party amongst young voters."
Backlash over threat to block Diane Abbott candidacy
Labour faces backlash over threat to block Diane Abbott candidacy in Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
SIX Unions call on Starmer to let Diane run as Labour Candidate
The General Secretaries of six Labour Party affiliated trade unions have written to Starmer to confirm that Diane Abbott will be Labour's candidate at the election.
Can Diane Abbott run for Labour? It really is up to Starmer
"This situation is insulting to both Diane Abbott and the membership of Hackney North CLP. The disciplinary procedures should not be used in a factional way."
Time is running out. Leading Labour Movement voices say restore the whip to Diane Abbott now
“If the tent is big enough for [Elphicke], I feel sure that Britain’s first Black woman MP, who has sustained more racist and misogynist abuse than anyone, will have her whip restored urgently,”
As Trade Unionists we must Demand Starmer Restore the Whip to Diane Abbott
With the General Election just weeks away, Diane's reinstatement as a Labour MP is long overdue. It's vital that Trade Unionists continue to show suppor, writes Logan Williams.
End Thatcherite experiment that wrecked Britain – Matt Wrack, FBU
"Decades of deregulation, privatisation and attacks on workers have delivered nothing but misery for communities up and down the country."
President Starmer steps forward to what?
As Keir Starmer announces his new six pledges, we reproduce Dave Kellaway's response at Anti-capitalist Resistance.