The author of the Labour Party’s Forde report has said he is 'at a loss’ as to why Diane Abbott has not had the Labour whip restored.
The author of the Labour Party’s Forde report has said he is 'at a loss’ as to why Diane Abbott has not had the Labour whip restored. Ms Abbott had the Labour whip removed almost a year ago in an anti-Semitism row after she suggested Jewish people did not face lifelong racism. But now Labour has faced calls to return the whip to the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington after Tory donor Frank Hester made alleged ‘racist’ comments about Ms Abbott.
“If she offered a swift apology, why does that differ from apologies that have been offered by others, including members of and well politicians within the Labour party who had the whip restored, many would argue for saying or stating far worse things than Diane Abbott.“It’s the lack of consistency that is troubling.”Despite mounting calls to restore the whip to Ms Abbott, earlier this week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer refused to say whether he would let Ms Abbott back in the party.
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