#diane-abbott

#diane-abbott

There were people around Jeremy encouraging him to set up a new party and I told him not to, she said. It's very difficult under the first-past-the-post system for a new party to absolutely win. If it wasn't first past the post then you can see how a new party could come through, but I understand why he did it.

Diane Abbott referred to the Israeli military as the 'Jewish Defence Forces' in a post accusing them of committing genocide, sparking significant backlash.