Diane Abbott MP: This crisis of living standards is government made
‘History suggests that political upheaval is very likely to follow. The Labour government of 1997, for example, was ushered in on the back of rising food prices.’
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott MP: The government should be more like the British people when it comes to welcoming refugees
‘Ministers have offered delay, misdirection, legalism and conditionality. By contrast the public has offered concern, donations, and some are even willing to open their homes’.
Diane Abbott MP: Housing disrepair is endemic in the UK and it urgently needs addressing
‘As a Member of Parliament for more than 30 years, one of the biggest parts of my case load is housing and housing disrepair.’
Diane Abbott MP: Drum beats of war are trying to drown out voices for dialogue and peace
‘We have naïve platitudes about ‘standing with our NATO partners’, when NATO is not going to be doing any fighting at all.’
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 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.’