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PALPABLE SORROW: A vigil for Professor Jason Arday, organised by campaign group Stand Up to Racism, on the steps of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, August 17 2026
Media / 22 August 2026
22 August 2026

The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned

STARMER’S CUTS MAN: Alan Milburn at a presentation of his interim Report into Young People and Work, at West Library Youth Employment Hub, north London, May 28 2026
Diane Abbott / 6 August 2026
6 August 2026

As a proportion of GDP the total welfare bill is lower than it was 15 years ago. The claim that it is spiralling out of control is mythmaking, argues DIANE ABBOTT

MADE IN THE USA: Funeral cortege for victims of the US strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School on February 28 only recently identified through DNA testing, Minab, Iran last Tuesday / Pic: Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP
Labour / 25 July 2026
25 July 2026

The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP

Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex, one of two barracks which will be used to house asylum seekers temporarily. Picture date: Tuesday October 28, 2025
Immigration / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham during a visit to IBM in Manchester, to announce a milestone for technical education across the city region, January 8, 2026
Burnham leadership / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026

All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT

THEY SHALL NOT PASS: Taking a stand, outside the Highfield Hotel in Southampton, against amassed far-right protesters in the wake of a knife attack in Belfast last Tuesday
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Political figures are fuelling unrest and encouraging racialised violence before justice takes its course, warns DIANE ABBOTT MP – our responsibility now must be to speak out and oppose the politics of hatred

Cartoon: Sally Lewis
Features / 30 May 2026
30 May 2026

DIANE ABBOTT debunks claims made politicians drumming up support for an enhanced militarisation of the British economy

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Features / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

As debate grows inside the labour movement over how to respond to Reform UK, DIANE ABBOTT argues that silence on racism is politically disastrous

TIME TO SAY YOUR GOODBYES: Sir Kier Starmer
Features / 2 May 2026
2 May 2026

DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in

READ OUR LIPS: Jewish Voice for Peace protesters block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Senator Chuck Schumer on Monday, April 13
US Imperialism / 18 April 2026
18 April 2026

DIANE ABBOTT looks at how a declining US has resorted to globalised violence to salvage any vestiges of political and economic hegemony

VOX POPULI: Together Alliance rally in Trafalgar Square, Londonon last Saturday
Features / 4 April 2026
4 April 2026

The sheer number present on the day, estimated at half a million, points to organisational acumen and bodes well for developing the movement, says DIANE ABBOTT

A woman accompanies a student to school in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 13, 2026
Latin America / 21 March 2026
21 March 2026

DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death