![]() It adds: “There is no doubt that during the course of the programme Ms Bruce interrupted Diane’s contributions with far greater frequency than those of any other panellist, permitted a member of the audience to persist with a personal attack, and allowed notorious Conservative columnist, Isabel Oakeshott, to shout over her. On the Question Time row, the CLP said there were “serious allegations” that Fiona Bruce “actively encouraged studio audience hositlity towards Diane”. “But she occupies her current Shadow Cabinet post because of her potential to be a radically progressive Home Secretary, who has already demonstrated a commitment to dramatically reform the immigration detention system.” ![]() The CLP goes on to state: “She is, of course, a public supporter of Labour’s general change of direction following Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Leader in 2015. She is also the first black woman to hold a position as senior as Shadow Home Secretary. It starts: “This CLP general meeting once again condemns the overt racism and misogyny, embodied in threats of physical violence and vile verbal abuse in both social media and sections of mainstream media against our MP Diane Abbott.”Ībbott has represented Hackney North since 1987, when she became the first woman of African-Caribbean heritage to be elected to Parliament. In a statement titled ‘We Stand with Diane Abbott against Media Bias, Misogyny & Racism’, Hackney North’s constituency Labour Party (CLP) offers the MP its unequivocal backing. Labour has also accused Bruce of showing bias during the programme by interrupting Abbott more than other guests. The show’s new host Fiona Bruce is alleged to have joked about Abbott’s past relationship with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during the warm-up to the episode in Derby on 17 January. The Hackney North & Stoke Newington Labour Party has come out in support of the constituency’s MP and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott following the row over her recent appearance on BBC’s Question Time. ![]() ![]() Photograph: UK Parliament/Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) ![]()
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