Labour are under fire over the party leadership's appalling treatment of veteran MP Dianne Abbott. We speak to Martin Forde KC about the state of the party.
With Michael Walker.…
Something I don’t understand, Dianne was told by a newspaper she was being de-selected, then instead of asking the party she went on a press tour telling them how awful the Labour leadership is. Labour leadership say it’s not true.
If it wasn’t true her behaviour has just made it almost certain that they can’t select her, as she is putting herself before her party.
If it was true she should have waited for confirmation before disrupting the campaign.
Something I don’t understand, Dianne was told by a newspaper she was being de-selected, then instead of asking the party she went on a press tour telling them how awful the Labour leadership is. Labour leadership say it’s not true. If it wasn’t true her behaviour has just made it almost certain that they can’t select her, as she is putting herself before her party. If it was true she should have waited for confirmation before disrupting the campaign.