The Downing Street farce of ‘partygate’ is in danger of obscuring some very serious problems
‘The government’ s cost of living crisis is entirely of its own making’
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott MP: Covid is becoming a political crisis for Boris Johnson but it must go much wider
‘This is not the first time Boris Johnson has broken the rules and it is unlikely to be the last’
Diane Abbott MP: The government has manufactured a ‘migrant crisis’ to distract from its own terrible policies
‘Total applications for asylum seekers hit 100,000 or more at the turn of this century. They are far less than half of that now.’
Diane Abbott MP: There’s a long running campaign to privatise the NHS. We must fight back.
‘The NHS winter crisis has its roots in government policy.’
Diane Abbott MP: No one in public life must endure the abuse and death threats that I have had to deal with
‘Very sadly, dealing with online abuse and death threats has been a standard part of both mine and my staff’s day-to-day life for many years now.’
Diane Abbott MP: ‘Sunak is another Tory chancellor playing the role of Robin Hood in reverse’
‘The Resolution Foundation put it succinctly, ‘On taxes, by 2027 average households will be paying £3,000 more in taxes than when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister.’
Diane Abbott: Attitudes to immigration have changed – but the Tories haven’t
“If the Tories try to whip up anti-migrant sentiment, this Labour leadership will push back hard,” writes the Shadow Home Secretary on the eve of Labour party conference.
Diane Abbott: Austerity in police funding hasn’t ended – but it needs to
You can’t keep people safe on the cheap, says Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott: Refugees must be protected from forced homelessness and destitution
Continuing government failures are pushing people seeking asylum in Britain onto the streets. The shadow home secretary lays out how it must end.
Diane Abbott: Donald Trump’s politics are not welcome here
Thousands of people are set to protest during the US President’s visit to London. The shadow home secretary explains why she can’t help but sympathise.
