https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/pressure-grows-on-starmer-to-restore-diane-abbotts-whip-a-year-on/ Many articles from LeftFootForward today.

Petition to restore Diane Abbott’s Labour whip surpasses 12,000

Over 12,000 people have now signed a petition calling on Keir Starmer to restore the whip to Diane Abbott, as this Tuesday marks one year since her whip was suspended. 

Trade unions, campaigners and MPs have joined the call to reinstate her Labour whip using the anniversary of her suspension as a call for action from the Labour leader. 

Diane Abbott lost the whip following an article she wrote which suggested Irish, Jewish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”, distinguishing between anti-black racism. She went on to withdraw her remarks and issued an apology. 

She has subsequently sat as an independent MP while an internal investigation continues. With over a year passed, campaigners have questioned why the investigation has taken so long, with the grassroots socialist Labour movement Momentum labelled Starmer’s investigation “a sham”.

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https://leftfootforward.org/2024/04/pressure-grows-on-starmer-to-restore-diane-abbotts-whip-a-year-on/ Many articles from LeftFootForward today.