Diane Abbott MP
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Great article by a British veteran of Afghanistan. “Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years?” @labourlewis theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
AFGHANISTAN: “RESCUE FIRST, PROCESS LATER”
Urgent letter sent from Afghan diaspora, Afghans in Afghanistan and friends around the world, calling on governments to help people leave first, then process the applications when they are in a safe place
Shocking attack in Stamford Hill. Very important to speak out about these horrible anti-Semitic attacks #HateCrime #Antisemitism #Racism twitter.com/Shomrim/status…
The sudden passing of Streatham Labour chair Maxine James will be sorely felt by us all in the Party and the Black community as a whole.
Maxine was a devoted activist and in all the years I knew her made it her lifes work to challenge racial inequality.
Rest in Power Maxine 🌹5
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Thousands of people are being unlawfully held in police cells because there is a lack of mental health beds.
Black people are significantly more likely to be detained in a police cell. The system must change immediately.
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Look forward to seeing you at this important Arise rally on the 11th September ✊🏾twitter.com/arise_festival…K
The UK government has rejected 32,000+ Afghan asylum claims since 2001.
More Afghans have been denied asylum or deported than will be offered safety under the Government's resettlement scheme.
They must urgently revise it to reflect the scale of the turmoil the UK has created. twitter.com/PeoplesMomentu…
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The UK has a moral responsibility towards the people of Afghanistan.
The Government must not let down refugees, women and girls, refugees, or the men and women who have lost their lives in conflict over the last 20 years #Afghanistan
If you are not my constituent, or are unsure who your MP is, you can find out here 👇🏾 2/members.parliament.uk/members/CommonsxY
Many constituents have been in touch requesting help for family members in Afghanistan.
If this applies to you and you are a constituent, please contact us via email at Diane.Abbott[email protected] and we will do all we can to help. 1/2
We have an obligation to offer safety in the UK to men and women fleeing from violence and persecution in Afghanistan.
UK support for the US-led invasion played a key role in creating the turmoil and upheaval we are now witnessing.
The Government must not turn their backs.
Big congratulations @SeemaChandwani and @BillyHayesUnite A well deserved victory!
Remember to vote for Billy and Seema!✊ twitter.com/SeemaChandwani…
Cars to be banned from Stoke Newington Church Street to encourage walking and cycling. Hackney shows the way✊ standard.co.uk/news/uk/cars-b…
Confirmed Covid cases among the people facing deportation are yet another reason for the Government to stop this week’s mass flight.
They must listen to the Jamaican government and put public health before populism #StopThePlane
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“Mass deportation flights are a signature Boris Johnson immigration and nationality tactic. They are...cruel, arbitrary, a double punishment and expensive. There needs to be a moratorium on these deportation flights.”
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The richest 1% are responsible for double the greenhouse gas emissions of the poorest 50%.
We cannot tackle the climate crisis without challenging the inequalities that are fuelling it.
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Time to put an end to these cruel mass deportation flights @LabourOutlook labouroutlook.org/2021/08/09/the…
Jamaica: at least 1 + COVID case among #Jamaica50 detainees plus Windrush child w/ entitlement to Brit c’ship from birth - time 2 demand @AndrewHolnessJM stands up to @ukhomeoffice lies & stops unjust charter flight #StopThePlane @TheGleanerNews @JamaicaGleaner @JamaicaObserver twitter.com/followMFJ/stat…
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Good to see that @JohnRentoul has offered a heartfelt apology for a defamatory tweet about @jon_trickett
I am sure that Mr Rentoul feels better for apologising. twitter.com/JohnRentoul/st…
Let’s learn the lessons of Hiroshima and say never again to nuclear devastation – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP exclusive #HiroshimaDay – Labour Outlook labouroutlook.org/2021/08/06/let…
Update: 5 tickets cancelled for #Jamaica50 flight - all came UK as kids (3mths, 4y/o, 5y/o, 7y/o, 11y/o) we know of 3 w/ tickets who came u18 (9y/o, 10y/o, 11y/o & 17y/o). Maybe more not aware of. No1 should be deported who was born/raised in UK. #Jamaica50 #StopThePlane
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP I am shocked to learn that the Home Office is planning another mass deportation on the 11th of August.
I urgently call on the Home Office to cancel these flights and end the Hostile Environment.
I visited the migrant detention centre in Dover. What I saw was unacceptable.
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Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP During the pandemic @MidwivesRCM have been working to provide the best advice and support to their members and pregnant women.
The slew of anti-vaxxer abuse directed at them after yesterday’s call for pregnant women to take the vaccine is unacceptable #IStandWithGill
A very good Desert Island Discs with former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England @nazirafzal He chose some great songs as well! @BBCRadio4
Congratulations to @ApsanaBegumMP Totally vexatious allegations against her of housing fraud have finally been thrown out by the courts. She has endured 18 months of online sexist, racist & Islamophobic abuse with extraordinary courage.
Migrants (including women and children) coming across the Channel in small boats are being held in unfit and illegal conditions in Dover. Almost as if the Home Office is punishing them bbc.co.uk/news/uk-580199…
Well done Stormzy supporting students to go to university #BlackLivesMatter👩🏾indy100.com/news/stormzy-s…qaH
I was one of the group of MPs who saw for ourselves the terrible conditions that the Home Office is holding migrants in who have crossed the Channel in small boats. Shocking conditions and shocking Home Office indifference bbc.co.uk/news/uk-580199…
The current Health & Care Bill continues the long process of NHS privatisation, reducing services, closing hospitals and handing over our assets to private corporations.
📺 Watch this important video on how corporate interests undermine our NHS and our democracy.twitter.com/ThePublicMatte…f
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Proud to be supporting the @CEEbill_NOW campaign, calling on the Government to cut emissions at home and abroad.
The extreme weather of recent weeks is a reminder that we can't keep waiting to take action on the climate emergency.
desmog.com/2021/07/21/cli…
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP ONLINE RALLY: Fight the Tories - for socialism, not barbarism 📢
Sep11, 2pm
Major event prior to TUC & Labour confs, with:@johnmcdonnellMPP@HackneyAbbottt @RichardBurgonn @jon_trickettt @MattWrackk@DaveWardGSS@sarahwoolley011@CatHobbss
RT & register �eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-fight-…g8
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP "Stop and search is a highly racialised tactic. Based on evidence it has a role to play in crime reduction. But where there is no evidence it just legitimises harassment & discrimination. Black people are nine times more likely to be stopped & searched."
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"Why tag burglars on release from prison and not domestic violence offenders, or rape suspects?”
Because Boris Johnson and Priti Patel's crime plan is just a series of ill-conceived gimmicks to win headlines, not a serious strategy to reduce crime.
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My latest piece: Boris Johnson’s crime reduction plan is full of gimmicks to attract headlines, plus re-announced measures and policies that may even be counter-productive in fighting crime.
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Solidarity @RNLI. The small number of people making the dangerous Channel crossing are not the problem. Nor are the people saving them.
The real problem is the Government, which refuses to open safe routes for refugees because it relies on scapegoating them to stay in power.
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Instead of making offenders wear high viz jackets in chain gangs, how about helping them get a real job instead? In my shops we employ lots of ex offenders and they wear a shirt and tie. Same people, different approach, a much better outcome.
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP So Keir will make Britain the best place to work - unless you work for @UKLabour He has made 90 staff redundant. But is also recruiting workers on insecure temporary contracts with worse employment conditions #FutureOfWork twitter.com/keir_starmer/s…
This is a policy driven by the desire for favourable headlines. I has nothing to do with tackling crime or making people safer. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/j…
The Windrush Compensation Scheme is a scandal in itself.
Many victims have now died without seeing a penny of compensation.
If the Government really meant the apology they made in 2018, this wouldn’t still be happening.
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Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP Global vaccine equity is a moral and public health imperative. Patent waivers are required for cheap global access to vaccines. The British government should stop blocking the waivers. twitter.com/peoplesvaccine…
“This government is engaged in a unique & deadly experiment with our health. No other country has previously done this, which is to reopen while new cases, hospitalisations & deaths are rising rapidly.”
Essential by @HackneyAbbott 👇
#BorisJohnsonIsAliarrlabouroutlook.org/2021/07/26/the…Y
Retweeted by Diane Abbott MP So sad that this great filmmaker has died #BlackLivesMatter thetimes.co.uk/article/meneli…
Congratulations to @GroveRenters for their victory in court. I am proud to support them and their union, after what I hope will be the first of many victories for them. twitter.com/GroveRenters/s…
Statistics reveal what has long been suspected. UK system of deportation is institutionally racist #BlackLivesMatter theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/j…
My latest piece: We should be fighting the Tories, not each other.
"This government’s policies are severely damaging both health and prosperity. They are probably the most damaging policies inflicted by our own government in the last hundred years."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/we-s…
Dawn Butler broke the rules. But what the public can't understand is why she was punished for telling the truth. Unlike Boris Johnson who is never held to account when he does the opposite, as this video shows.
Solidarity, Dawn! twitter.com/PeterStefanovi…
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