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Diane Abbott’s take on drownings in Med

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Anniebach Thu 10-Aug-23 08:41:42

Racism !

eazybee Thu 10-Aug-23 08:39:46

I do not condone at all Lee Anderson's use of language in his comment about Bibby Stockholm, but to pretend criticism of Diane Abbott for using the same words is 'latent racism and possibly misogyny' is simply childish.

Primrose53 Thu 10-Aug-23 08:39:23

So why did she delete her tweet? If she truly thought it was OK then she should have stood by it.

Nicenanny3 Thu 10-Aug-23 08:30:36

Corbyn as PM and Abbott as Home Secretary it doesn't bare thinking about.😊

Iam64 Thu 10-Aug-23 08:22:27

I’m no fan of Corbyn but seriously - are we expected to believe our public services would be worse off if Labour had won the last election.

sassysaysso Thu 10-Aug-23 08:21:41

More self righteous hypocritical posturing from the Tories, deflecting Lee Anderson's original use of language onto Diane Abbot combined with latent racism and possibly misogyny.

Nicenanny3 Thu 10-Aug-23 08:17:34

Tory former minister Brendan Clarke-Smith tweeted: 'And to think that Sir Keir Starmer campaigned for this person to be made our Home Secretary. From the article

Talking about Keir Starmer let's not forget he wanted Jeremy Corbyn to become Prime Minister shock

yggdrasil Thu 10-Aug-23 08:05:11

Diane Abbott's reply is justified. The Mail would twist anything she said. This was sarcastic but true.
Why no condemnation from the Mail for Lee Anderson's tirade?

Primrose53 Wed 09-Aug-23 22:24:59

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12390437/Diane-Abbott-migrants-tweet-Lee-Anderson-asylum-seekers-Bibby-Stockholm.html