Labour's grand mishandling of the Diane Abbott row
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Today Labour announced some bold plans for the NHS, stating that they would clear the Tory backlog in their first time. However this has been completely overshadowed by the mishandling of Diane Abbott's position in the party.
This morning, Abbott, who has served as Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since being elected in 1987, has announced that she has been barred by the party from standing in the next general election. By lunchtime Starmer was saying that no decision had been taken to block her from standing for Labour. So what's going on and will this botched stage handling backfire for Labour?
Hannah Barnes, associate editor at the New Statesman, is joined by Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, and Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor.
Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call
Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us
LISTEN AD-FREE:
📱Download the New Statesman app
MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:
❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday
⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning
✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Have you lost money online? Well, recovery solicitors are here to help. |
| 0:03.7 | With over 25 million pounds recover for our clients in the UK already, we are the industry leading |
| 0:08.8 | experts from recovering money for victims. We work on a purely no win, no fee basis, meaning there's nothing to pay |
| 0:15.1 | unless we get your money back. With sophisticated in-house crypto tracing tools and |
| 0:19.8 | the expertise of fully qualified lawyers, we are the experts you'll need on your side. |
| 0:24.0 | If you've lost 10,000 pounds or more to online scammers, visit us at wealth recovery. |
| 0:29.2 | K.k. |
| 0:30.4 | What if there was something could improve your mental health, reduce your stress and help you feel happier? |
| 0:36.0 | Hypnotherapy can do all these things and more. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Daniel Freier, a clinical hypnotherapist with nearly 20 years of experience. |
| 0:43.0 | My book, How to cope with nearly anything with hypnotherapy |
| 0:46.0 | is an accessible practical guide to hypnotherapy. |
| 0:49.0 | It will teach you simple steps on how to self-hypnotize and transform your life. |
| 0:53.0 | No fads, no gimmicks. |
| 0:55.0 | So, what are you waiting for? |
| 0:57.0 | How to cope with nearly anything with hypnotherapy is out now. |
| 1:03.0 | The New Statesman. |
| 1:09.0 | Hello, I'm Hannah Barnes, |
| 1:10.0 | Associate Editor at The New Statesman, |
| 1:12.0 | and you're listening to the New Statesman podcast. |
| 1:15.2 | For the next six weeks, we're bringing you new episodes every weekday with updates |
| 1:19.4 | on the party campaigns, reaction from around the UK, and the best polling analysis with our experts. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New Statesman, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The New Statesman and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.