Could Diane Abbott be about to stand for Labour after all..? | LBC Debate May 29, 2024 Ukadmin UK Politics </p> <h2>Could Diane Abbott be about to stand for Labour after all..? </h2> <p> As Keir Starmer denies that Diane Abbott has not been allowed to stand as a Labour candidate, Tom Swarbrick gives his take, and hears from these callers.</p> <p>This comes as Abbott was suspended in 2023 from the Labour Party after making ‘racist comments’.<br /> Speaking to the BBC, Abbott said she had been barred from standing for Labour, but Starmer has now claimed that no decision has been taken as of yet.<br /> 1:03 – Tom Swarbrick stresses that Diane Abbott was a Labour MP for ‘longer than Jesus was alive’.<br /> 3:59 – Caller Pamela tells Tom Swarbrick: ‘I think you could count on one hand the number of black men that have been selected to stand for Labour.’<br /> 9:33 – Caller Tracey tells Tom Swabrick that Labour’s treatment of Diane Abbott ‘has got nothing to do with racism’.<br /> Tracey insists that ‘Keir Starmer has turned the Party around’, and says that ‘youthful idiots on the left will use colour every time they don’t get what they want’.<br /> #tomswarbrick #election #labour #LBC<br /> Credit to : LBC</p> <p>
