Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to expel Diane Abbott from the Labour Party for 'hateful antisemitism', with the MP already suspended
The former shadow home secretary under Jeremy Corbyn said Jewish people "undoubtedly experience prejudice", which is "similar to racism" but often used as if they are interchangeable.
The Labour Party leadership moved quickly to suspend Ms Abbott from the Labour Party after the letter, but one shadow minister called for Sir Keir to go further."There is surely no way back for her, it’s time to kick her out for good," they told the Sun. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The Labour Party completely condemns these comments which are deeply offensive and wrong.Diane Abbott suspended from Labour after remarks about Jewish people
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