Article 6B389 Diane Abbott’s comments on racism were antisemitic, says Keir Starmer

Diane Abbott’s comments on racism were antisemitic, says Keir Starmer

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Peter Walker and Aletha Adu
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Labour leader condemns MP's letter but says decision on whether she will stand for party again must wait

Keir Starmer has condemned comments about racism by Diane Abbott as antisemitic" but said any decision about whether she could stand again as a Labour MP would be made after a formal investigation.

In a letter to the Observer published on Sunday, Abbott suggested that Jewish, Irish and Traveller people were not subject to racism all their lives", prompting Labour to withdraw the whip.

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