Diane Abbott is in hot water again. The gaffe-prone Labour MP sent a tweet to a black journalist that read: "White people love playing 'divide & rule' We should not play their game #tacticasoldascolonialism"
This is vintage Abbott. The original tweet from Bim Adewunmi criticised some black leaders for being out of touch with the people they purported to represent. Instead of engaging with that point, Abbott smacked down the freelance journalist, effectively saying that any criticism of black leaders was a betrayal of her ethnic heritage. (To read more, click here.)
