help at that end. now, labour saying this is about reforming the culture and drive and changing things there. the criticism of that is, well, is this like some other things labour have put forward which is ideas but where is the money? where is the real backing for this? the conservatives certainly say that this is talk more than action and so they say waffle more than a real change to welfare. sir keir starmer says, well, no, it is about trying to really shift the focus and change the way things work. 50. to really shift the focus and change the way things work. to really shift the focus and change the way things work. so, the labour pa , the the way things work. so, the labour party. the battle the way things work. so, the labour party, the battle bus the way things work. so, the labour party, the battle bus going - the way things work. so, the labour party, the battle bus going over - the way things work. so, the labour party, the battle bus going over to l party, the battle bu
failed to represent the priorities of the british people. when, mr speaker, will the labour party apologise for campaigning to block the deportation of foreign national offenders? when, mr speaker, will the labour party apologise for leaving this country with a lower number of police officer. can t number of police officer. can i “ust number of police officer. can i just say. number of police officer. can i just say. no number of police officer. can i just say, no responsibility - number of police officer. can i just say, no responsibility for i number of police officer. can i just say, no responsibility for the labour just say, no responsibility for the labour party. just say, no responsibility for the labour party- just say, no responsibility for the labour pa . ., ~ ~ .,~ labour party. thank you, mr speaker. m friend labour party. thank you, mr speaker. my friend the labour party. thank you, mr speaker. my friend the minister labour party. thank you, mr speaker. my frien
code because she did not seek approval of ministers before talking to the opposition and another area where they think she broke it is she did have a solid role in the cabinet proprietary ethics unit and that was a role on advising public appointments and the view is as the resignation of richard sharp as bbc chairman showed, if you have a perceived conflict of interest then you must declare it and she had sympathies with the labour party and could have been involved in labour party supporting appointments. what party supporting appointments. what is the response party supporting appointments. what is the response from the labour party? is the response from the labour pa ? , ., , is the response from the labour pa ? , . , ., , party? they regard this cabinet office work party? they regard this cabinet office work as party? they regard this cabinet office work as a party? they regard this cabinet office work as a gimmick- party? they regard this cabinet office work as a gimmick
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diane abbott has been suspended as a labour mp after suggesting thatjewish, irish and traveller people had not faced the same kind of racism as black people. she has since apologised for the comments, which were made in a letter to the observer newspaper. our political correspondent lone wells joins us now. clearly the labour leadership dealt with this pretty quickly yesterday morning, on sunday, after the letter was published, but this row is not over. , ., ,, was published, but this row is not over. , over. yes, as you say, the labour pa did over. yes, as you say, the labour party did suspend over. yes, as you say, the labour party did suspend diane - over. yes, as you say, the labour party did suspend diane abbott sl party did suspend diane abbott s whit meaning she will now sit as an independent mp and that comes after she wrote in the observer newspaper that white people with a certain point of difference could experience prejudice but this wasn t the same as experiencing racism