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
The crisis in niger after last week s military coup are hosted by chad s president. and it s 55 years since britain s first black female tv reporter made her debut we hear the inspiring story of barbara blake hannah. all of those stories coming up in a moment or two. let s cross to the sports centre. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we will start with the women s world cup. to reach the last 16. they had to beat olympic champions canada to be sure of progression, and went 2 0 up in the first half hayley rasso scoring both the goals. mary fowler then struck on the hour mark before steph catley sealed the 4 0 win from the penalty spot in stoppage time.
Australia kept their women s world cup dream alive as the co hosts this month marks 55 years since britain s first black female reporter made her debut. she came to the uk in search of opportunities, but she faced constant racism and, after eight years, she returned to jamaica. she s been talking to the bbc. 31july, 1968. the times newspaper she became the first black woman to report the news on british television. to black woman to report the news on british television. british television. to be in the times! to british television. to be in the times! to be british television. to be in the times! to be a british television. to be in the times! to be a journalism - british television. to be in the - times! to be a journalism democrat journalist on tv, there was a place to be. and i d achieved that, that was really cool, really nice. barbara reported on community stories, until her contract came to
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Coming up, the uk s first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. we travel back over 100 years, to hear a witness to liverpool s 1919 race riots. we meet britain s first black female head teacher. and we re in manchester to discover a legendary nightclub that became a haven for the city s black and mixed heritage communities. but we start here in the city of bristol, where, in 1963, and 18 year old called guy bailey wanted to get a job working on buses like this one here. he secured an interview, but when he arrived, the bus company turned him away because he was black. now, despite this being racist, it was completely legal in the uk at the time. the treatment guy faced sparked a boycott of bristol s buses.