Diane Abbott piles more pressure on Starmer over FordeReport
The party’s refusal to introduce any new measures or respond specifically to evidence of racism in the report has infuriated activists, who say this shows that Labour is taking black votes for granted., former leader Jeremy Corbyn – who remains suspended from the parliamentary Labour Party – said the racist behaviour of senior officials on a WhatsApp group was “despicable.”
Labour’s promised National BAME conference, which some members believed would happen this year, now looks likely to be postponed. Black members are frustrated that the 2018 promise to set up a BAME members structure has not been delivered so far, meaning members do not have an accountable voice on the party’s ruling National Executive Committee.
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