Diane Abbott’s controversial letter was sent to The Observer newspaper twice from her own email account three hours apart and a week before it was published, casting doubt on her claims that it was only an “initial draft” sent in error
on Sunday in which she retracted the remarks and apologised, insisting that the “errors arose in an initial draft being sent”.newspaper twice from her own email account three hours apart and a week before it was published,. No changes were made to the letter when it was sent a second time and there were no efforts to revise it during the seven days before publication, it is alleged.
After the first email was sent, Ms Abbott’s account received an automatic reply from the Observer asking her to send the letter again but to include a postal address, which she added to the second email. The text of the letter was unchanged.In her statement on Sunday, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington said she wished to “wholly and unreservedly withdraw my remarks and disassociate myself from them”.
The letter claimed these groups experienced “prejudice” similar to that experienced by white people with “points of difference” such as having red hair. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer acted swiftly to suspend her from the party when the letter emerged on Sunday, and on Monday described her remarks as “antisemitic”. Questions about her claims that the letter was an “initial draft” sent in error are likely to add to pressure on the Labour leader to block her from defending her seat at the general election, expected next year.Topics
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