<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Diane Abbott Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:09:35 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer is finished - I just agreed with Diane Abbott for the very first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2169154_1.jpg"/><br><br>Things are worse for Keir Starmer than I thought - I just agreed with Diane Abbott for the first time when she said his premiership won't last beyond May.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:02:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Aaron Newbury]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Diane Abbott, agreed for first time, Starmer worse than thought, staged applause, catastrophic May elections, Mandelson scandal, Gorton Denton by-election, premiership finished, synchronized swimmers, opinion piece, Westminster cynicism</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2169154_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abbott says applause for Starmer was staged]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2169154_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abbott says applause for Starmer was staged]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diane Abbott skewers David Lammy and Keir Starmer over jury trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2141376_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Justice Secretary's overhaul of the courts system has sparked fury from some MPs<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katie Harris]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Keir Starmer, David Lammy, Diane Abbott, Labour Party, jury trials, jury trials scrapped</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2141376_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diane Abbott challenged David Lammy over jury trial plans]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PARLIAMENT TV]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2141376_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diane Abbott challenged David Lammy over jury trial plans]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PARLIAMENT TV]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer in new crisis as top aide forced to quit over offensive Diane Abbott emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2108765_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Prime Minister's director of political strategy has been forced out in yet another major headache for the beleaguered Prime Minister. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Christian Calgie]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Keir Starmer, Diane Abbott, Paul Ovenden, Downing Street crisis</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2108765_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Starmer's No. 10 has been thrown into another scandal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2108765_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Starmer's No. 10 has been thrown into another scandal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diane Abbott is leader of pro-migrant protest group 'escorted' towards Epping clashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2086139_1.jpg"/><br><br>Police ushered a group of Stand Up to Racism activists, an organisation led by the suspended Labour MP, towards the protestors. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:26:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lotti OBrien]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Migrant Crisis, Diane Abbott, Protests, Essex, pro-migrant protest, Stand Up to Racism, Essex Police</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2086139_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dianne Abbott is the president of Stand Up to Racism.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2086139_1.jpg" 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Calgie]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Labour Party, Diane Abbott, Labour Party suspension, controversial comments, racism debate</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2083450_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Labour veteran has been suspended this evening]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2083450_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Labour veteran has been suspended this evening]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diane Abbott on the brink of being kicked out of Labour yet again over racism remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2083042_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Labour Party says it is once again assessing the hardline MP's comments. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Christian Calgie]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Labour Party, anti-semitism, Diane Abbott, racism remarks, antisemitism controversy</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2083042_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mother of the Commons could find herself suspended yet again ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2083042_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" 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src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2076687_1.jpg"/><br><br>Diane Abbott stands defiant, joining a group of Labour MPs in a bold move against a controversial decision that could reshape political landscapes.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Michael D. 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