Diane Abbott racism rows highlight baffling ways of British politics

People gather last week in London in solidarity with MP Diane Abbott, who has been a target of racism throughout her political career in Britain and is currently suspended by her party for comments deemed to have been offensive. Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images’s directly elected mayor. He seemed determined not to step on a landmine as he stopped to chat in Trafalgar Square after helping to lead a parade of green through the city’s West End.

A political storm ensued. Abbott apologised within hours for apparently downplaying the bigotry suffered by Irish people and others, but it wasn’t enough to save her from Starmer’s wrath. Khan said Abbott was a “pioneer” as an antiracism campaigner, a personal mentor to him and a “role model” for many people in Britain. He said he abhorred what he called the “racist” comments about her from Tory donor Frank Hester.But he also said the investigation into her comments downplaying bigotry suffered by Irish, Jews and Travellers was a separate matter. He said the panel investigating Abbott must be allowed to proceed “without people like me putting pressure on them”.

On St Patrick’s Day in 2022, exactly two years before Khan sidestepped the opportunity to publicly back her at a gathering of London’s Irish community, Abbott stood up to give a speech in the House of Commons. She was dressed in a green cardigan over a green polo neck adorned with a thick green beaded necklace.

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