Speeches

Diane Abbott – 2021 Comments on Hartlepool By-Election

The comments made by Diane Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, on 7 May 2021.

Crushing defeat for Labour in Hartlepool. Not possible to blame Jeremy Corbyn for this result. Labour won the seat twice under his leadership. Keir Starmer must think again about his strategy.