Party sources in Hackney said there was anger and frustration at the way the process had been handled
back into the parliamentary party has been branded double standards as pressure mounted on Sir Keir Starmer to restore the whip to the veteran MP.said Ms Abbott should receive “support” in relation to racist abuse but resisted calls to return the whip – arguing the suspension was an independent process.Ms Abbott herself suggested that she was having the whip withheld because she has been critical of the Labour leadership. She accused Sir Keir of having an “agenda” against her.
The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP lost the whip in April last year after suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives” in the way people of colour are. A Hackney Labour member said the time taken for Ms Abbott’s probe in comparison to others, like Mr McDonald, indicated “double standard”.
Emmanuel Akin, Bame officer for Hackney Labour, said local party members would like to see her stand as a Labour MP but it was ultimately a decision for the senior leadership.. “The members that she represents, her constituents, I think they will definitely want to have Diane represent and stand.
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