UK Labour Party Denies Diane Abbott Barred From Election
UK Labour Party Keir Starmer Denies Diane Abbott Barred From Election
The Facts
Keir Starmer, leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party, has denied Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Diane Abbott's claim that she had been barred from standing in the July general election, saying that "no decision" had been made.
Abbott, the UK's first black female MP, had been suspended last year for saying that racism isn't something that Jewish people face "all their lives," with Labour announcing Tuesday that her suspension had been lifted after an investigation.
The Spin
Labour's treatment of one of the country's most important trailblazers has been disgraceful, as Starmer works to stamp out any left-wing opposition to his centrist policies. While Labour is almost certain to win the next election, they will have done so by trampling on the work of their most loyal and popular figures. Starmer's treatment of Abbott is downright disgraceful.
Diane Abbott lived by the progressive, woke sword, and now her political career will die by it. Abbott endorsed the odious racial hierarchies of oppression so dear to the left and told the world that Jews don't rank highly enough on it to be truly discriminated against. Her comments were antisemitic and wrong, and Labour is right to begin purging the endemic antisemitsm that festers in their midst.
