MP loses party whip after writing letter suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people had not experienced racism
Labour has sought to head off a fresh antisemitism storm by suspending the party whip fromInthat were swiftly condemned by senior Conservatives and faith groups, the MP argued that minority groups – such as Jewish people and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people – faced similar levels of prejudice to people with red hair.
that was published the previous week ntitled: “Racism in Britain is not a black and white issue. It’s far more complicated.” Abbott’s letter said that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people “undoubtedly experience prejudice”, but added: “This is similar to racism and the two words are often used as if they are interchangeable.”
Abbott compared their plight with others – saying Irish people, Jewish people and Travellers were not required in pre-civil rights America to sit at the back of buses, nor trafficked and placed into manacles on slave ships. She added they retained the ability to vote in apartheid South Africa.
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