US EditionDiane Abbott: I Told Ex-Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Not to Launch His New Party
Diane Abbott, with more than 40 years in Labour, cautioned Jeremy Corbyn that Britain's first-past-the-post system makes it very difficult for new parties to win seats, influencing his decision.
- Diane Abbott, the longest-serving female MP elected in 1987 for Hackney North, spoke at the 2024 Edinburgh Book Festival.
- She advised Jeremy Corbyn against launching a new party last month due to challenges posed by Britain’s first-past-the-post voting system.
- Abbott expressed disappointment in the Labour Government’s cuts to winter fuel allowance and disability benefits and criticized proscribing Palestine Action as suppressing protest.
- After racist remarks in 2024 by Tory donor Frank Hester, Abbott said she was shocked not to be called in Commons despite standing over 40 times, stating, "I was so shocked that I wasn’t called."
- She paid tribute to Corbyn and independent MP Zarah Sultana, predicted the new party would outperform expectations, and affirmed her ongoing commitment to Labour.
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