Diane Abbott MP: Britain can’t afford a cull of civil servants
‘Decimating the numbers of civil servants will only deepen various crises’
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott MP: There is a fundamental right to strike and a human rights lawyer should support that
‘The Labour Party and the labour movement came into being through protest, some of it illegal at the time as our commemorating the Tolpuddle Martyrs testifies. ‘
Diane Abbott MP: Why you should support the Grassroots 5 in Labour’s NEC election
‘The NEC election is an opportunity to put grassroots activists, who will fight for Labour to change direction, on to our leading body.’
Diane Abbott MP: We must resist the government’s assault on the Human Rights Act
‘When pressed, it is perhaps not surprising that ministers fail to specify any rights or even any specific rulings they find objectionable.’
Diane Abbott MP: Of course RMT members deserve our support
‘It seems surprising to me that anyone in the labour movement should see it any other way, when the RMT’s case is so clear-cut.’
Diane Abbott: Boris Johnson’s crisis also means we have to step up the struggle against racism
‘When the government finds itself in difficulties as a result of its own policies, it resorts to xenophobic and outright racist measures’
Diane Abbott MP: The Tories are introducing second class citizenship with authoritarian legislation
The government’s own track record and ministers’ recent statements should ring alarm bells for all trades unionists.
Diane Abbott MP: After the local elections, we still have a long way to go
‘Against this hugely unpopular government, a really clear opposition with policies and messaging that show we are on the side of ordinary people can yield massive results’
Diane Abbott MP: We are being swamped with reactionary immigration legislation and vile policies
‘Under successive governments we have been swamped with anti-migrant legislation and Home Office practice reflects that political outlook, and blocks claimants at every turn’.
Diane Abbott MP: What is at stake in the local government elections?
‘Representation at all levels of government matters because of what we can deliver.’