Commons abstentions are clashing with Labour’s commitment to human rights
Recent weeks have seen Labour MPs adopt positions on human rights issues in parliament that were surprising to…
Diane Abbott
British politicians must stop demonising desperate migrants
Boris Johnson’s immigration minister came back from a much-hyped summit with his French counterparts this week babbling about…
Clapping is not enough. We’ll fight NHS underfunding and outsourcing
We celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS last weekend. There was well-deserved acclaim and…
British politicians must act decisively to fight institutional racism here in the UK
America is currently engulfed in the worst civil unrest since the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968.…
The government cannot be allowed to bury the Windrush review recommendations
The Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been published this week – in the middle of a period unprecedented…
Targeting lawful protesters undermines our fight against terrorism
We face a real and genuine terrorist threat. It is the first duty of any government to try…
“Haters gonna hate” – Diane Abbott’s conference speech
Below is the full text of Diane Abbott’s conference speech. Good afternoon conference. Warm socialist greetings to delegates,…
Tories want to put their anti-migrant campaign ahead of our prosperity
Behind the Immigration Bill that the Tories are attempting to rush through parliament, they intend to create a…
Diane Abbott: Trump ran on an anti-abortion, anti-immigration platform. Then he lost the mid-terms
As the Tory crisis rumbles on, a general election could be on the cards. It is worth looking,…
Diane Abbott: We must all challenge the resurgence of the far right
We are currently witnessing a chilling rise in far-right and fascist forces on both sides of the Atlantic.…
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