Angela Rayner says she “would like to see” Diane Abbott return to the parliamentary Labor Party following controversy over a Tory donor’s alleged comments about her.
Labor’s deputy leader said she was “frustrated” that Labor’s procedures could take so long but they must be followed when complaints are made against individuals.
Ms Abbott, who has been the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, was stripped of the party whip last year after her comments in the Observer and now serves as an independent. Served in the House of Commons.
In her article, she claimed that Jews, Irish, and Travelers did not experience racism in the same way that black people did.
she Still suspended from the Parliamentary Labor Party But since the racial row erupted this week, calls for her to reinstate the whip have grown louder.
Frank Hurst, A Tory donor allegedly said Ms Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and “should be shot”.
Reinstating the whip would allow Ms Abbott to serve as a Labor MP.
Ms Rayner told reporters at a parliamentary lunch: “I would personally like to see Diane come back but Labor must follow its procedures.
“For me, that’s the most important thing, that we make sure our party is fit to govern by making sure we have a robust complaints process and something that people can trust.
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“So it doesn’t matter what I think because I’m not going to make this decision because it’s done through a panel, it’s been reviewed by experts and I’m not involved in that process.”
Ms Rayner also highlighted the “horrible” abuse Ms Abbott suffered during her career and said she hoped to stand at the next general election herself.
“The abuse I received was nothing, it was a fraction of the abuse Diane Abbott received at the time,” she said.
“Everyone has been focused on this issue for the past two days. I hope things change so that Diane…if she does run in the next election – which I hope she does – but if she doesn’t, I hope Her legacy is that no one has to go through what Diane had to go through.”
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Ms. Abbott Criticize the Speaker of the House of CommonsSir Lindsay Hoyle was accused on Wednesday of failing to invite her to speak in a Prime Minister’s Questions debate, which was dominated by Mr Hester’s alleged comments and concerns for her safety.
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer spoke to Ms Abbott shortly after PMQ. She later retweeted a claim in which she called for the whip to be reinstated.
Labor MP Jess Phillips joined Ms Rayner in calling for Ms Abbott to be reinstated as whip.
She told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Barriers podcast: “You would want to see the first black woman elected to parliament, whether you like her politics or not, you would want to see it to end with Harry celebrate in a special way. Harman will be rewarded after leaving office. These women are trailblazers.
“It would be such a shame to end with this horrific scene where everyone is fighting. So I would have preferred to see Diane Abbott get her whip back.”
Meanwhile, in light of the row involving Mr Hester, Ms Rayner also said Major Labor Party donor Dale Vince His “shocking” comments about Hamas should be “reflected upon”.
Last year, Mr Vince told Times Radio that “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” when asked about the Palestinian militant group that carried out attacks in Israel on October 7.
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Mr Vince has since said in the same interview that he agreed with Labour’s position that Hamas was a terrorist organization and that Israel had the right to defend itself.
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