let s get more on this from our deputy political editor vicki young who s in the newsroom. first of all, can you remind us what actually took place here. this first of all, can you remind us what actually took place here. actually took place here. this has been quite actually took place here. this has been quite a actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, and actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, and has - actually took place here. this has - been quite a saga, and has dominated the first week of campaigning for labour. i think most people agree that the leadership hasn t handled it very well. as you said there, diane abbott under investigation for many months, over a year in fact, after she wrote a letter and in it she said thatjewish, irish and traveller people do not face racism all their lives. because of that, she was suspended from the parliamentary labour party. as i say, this
to a newspaper suggested that she would in fact be barred from standing. a lot of people in the labour party felt that there was some kind of purge of left wingers and diane abbott herself said that they were trying to get rid of her in the party, so a massive row broke out. lots of people coming out in support of diane abbott, because many of them felt that she had been a trailblazer, she was britain s first black female mp. she has been an mp for 37 years. and many people felt she should not have been treated in this way. and herfriends say she was treated appallingly by the leadership. the leadership. there have been accusations the leadership. there have been accusations that the leadership. there have been accusations that sir the leadership. there have been accusations that sir keir - the leadership. there have beeni accusations that sir keir starmer the leadership. there have been i accusations that sir keir starmer is trying to purge the left wing of his party, have thos
let s get more on this from our deputy political editor vicki young who s in the newsroom. first of all, can you remind us what actually took place here. this first of all, can you remind us what actually took place here. actually took place here. this has been quite actually took place here. this has been quite a actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, and actually took place here. this has been quite a saga, and has - actually took place here. this has - been quite a saga, and has dominated the first week of campaigning for labour. i think most people agree that the leadership hasn t handled it very well. as you said there, diane abbott under investigation for many months, over a year in fact, after she wrote a letter and in it she said thatjewish, irish and traveller people do not face racism all their lives. because of that, she was suspended from the parliamentary labour party. as i say, this investigat