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Diane Abbott’s political future is in the hands of the veteran Labor MP, whose colleagues have accused her of “coaxing” Labor leader Sir Keir Sturmer to oust her from the party.
If the long-serving Labor politician doesn’t return the whip before next year’s general election, she will be barred from running as a candidate for the party — as will her friend and ally Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr. Abbott was suspended for writing to observer Jews, travelers and Irish claim to be incapable of experiencing racism.
Her case is understood to be in the hands of the Labor Whip Office, headed by experienced MP Sir Alan Campbell, who will decide in the coming weeks whether to return the whip.
They considered the fact that she was quick to apologize for her actions, unlike Mr Corbyn, who never fully apologized after being accused of downplaying the seriousness of anti-Semitism within the Labor Party. She claimed the letter had been sent by mistake and was a draft that should not have been made public.
But some senior Labor MPs believe Abbott is deliberately challenging party leaders to oust her for some time with a series of provocative remarks.
shadow minister said I: “The problem is that she seems to inspire whips and leadership to an extent that others can’t get away with it for a while, but there’s nothing that makes them individually lose their whips. , which is a big problem in singularities, but in addition to cumulative problems.”
they dismissed her claim observer “What is certain is that she wrote it herself, no one made her up or deceived her, the rules have not changed or anything. You write that racism is a secondary issue compared to other forms of racism.
Some of Abbott’s friends have previously suggested she may decide to step down at the next election rather than run for 10 straight terms as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. was doing.
Sir Kia Sturmer said on Monday: “I completely condemn what she wrote yesterday. I said tearing anti-Semitism to its roots. I meant it. That is why we acted so quickly yesterday, and I think it shows how much Labor has changed that we have acted so quickly and taken it seriously.”