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Leading Black figures criticise Labour’s ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Diane Abbott - The Guardian

Leading Black British actors, professors, authors and broadcasters have urged Labour to “rectify and reverse” the “disrespectful” treatment of Diane Abbott or risk losing the backing of the party’s most loyal supporters.

Lenny Henry, David Harewood, Renni Eddo-Lodge, Misan Harriman, Afua Hirsch, Jackie Kay, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Adrian Lester and Gary Younge are among the prominent Black figures to have signed a damning open letter, classing various briefings and Abbott’s own claim that she has been barred from standing for the party as “disproportionate, undemocratic and vindictive”.

The future within Labour for Abbott, who was the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington when the election was called, remains unclear and the situation marks a difficult moment in Labour’s election campaign.

Abbott was given back the Labour whip on Tuesday, six months after an investigation into her conduct was completed and four months after she completed required antisemitism training following her suspension. Over the last year there has been speculation that the return of the whip could have allowed her to “retire with dignity”, with some rumours of a peerage on the cards.

She received a letter from the Labour chief whip, Alan Campbell, confirming that the whip had been restored and reassuring her that she could make what was described as a “dignified exit”, the Guardian was told.

She was also said to have had a meeting with Keir Starmer’s political director about the agreement on Wednesday morning. She said she felt the Labour leadership had gone back on their deal with her, after it was reported that she had been blocked from standing. She said she was dismayed by reports that she could be barred as a candidate.

Starmer has insisted no decision has yet been taken about whether she will be allowed to defend her constituency seat. His deputy, Angela Rayner, said Abbott had not been treated “fairly or appropriately” by some Labour colleagues and should be allowed to stand again for the party at the election if she wished to do so.

The letter from the group of influential Black figures says: “Sir Keir Starmer’s denials on this matter must be treated with some scepticism. Just last Friday he said the investigation into her conduct had not been resolved even though Abbott had satisfactorily completed the disciplinary process in February.

“Indeed, the fact that the party reached its conclusion several months ago and failed to readmit her to the parliamentary party until earlier this week, after the story broke, indicates a determination to humiliate her. Coming from a community where discrimination is a daily reality, we know unfairness when we see it.”

The signatories claim the party’s inability to make a decision on her future since the investigation concluded last year was an example “of the systemic racism highlighted in the Forde report on factionalism in the Labour party commissioned by Starmer himself”.

The letter adds: “Just two months ago it was revealed that the Tory party’s chief funder [Frank Hester] had told a meeting ‘when you see’ Abbott on television ‘you just want to hate all Black women’ and said the MP ‘should be shot’. In the ensuing furore the Labour party then tried to fundraise on the back of Abbott’s predicament, even as they continued to exclude her from the parliamentary party.

“Given Labour’s recent embrace of others who have championed causes far more objectionable to its core values and its commitment to stamp out antisemitism in its ranks, the treatment of Abbott also smacks of a disgraceful double standard.”

The letter notes the feeling of upset felt by Black communities, saying they have been “among Labour’s most loyal supporters, lifelong and through multiple generations”, but warns “that loyalty has never been unconditional”.

“The Labour party seems to have made a strategic decision that the black and brown vote doesn’t matter. Electorally speaking that won’t be true everywhere. But even if it were, it’s not politically or morally right anywhere,” the letter adds.

The signatories

David Harewood OBE, actor

Lenny Henry, actor

Adrian Lester, actor

Gary Younge, professor

Yomi Adegoke, author

Reni Eddo-lodge, author

Misan Harriman, Oscar-nominated director

Afua Hirsch, Writer and producer

Jackie Kay, novelist

Emma Dabiri, author

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer

Diane Evans, author

Simon Frederick, director

Carys Afoko, podcaster

Sharmaine Lovegrove, publisher

Lola Olokosie, teacher and writer

Azieb Pool, journalist and author

Lemn Sissay, poet

Giles Terera, actor

Patrick Younge, media executive

Afua Hagan, journalist and broadcaster

Rowena Twesigye, Media and Communications consultant

Lynda Smith, self love and empowerment coach

Hugh Woozencroft, presenter

Maxine Wilson, Executive producer

Nelson Abbey, author

Scarlette Douglas, TV presenter

Juliana Olayinka, presenter

Ayo Bakare, reporter

Marvyn Harrison, business leader

Ekow Eshun, writer and journalist

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Jail for 'UK's biggest benefit fraudsters' who stole £53m using fake claims - Sky News

Five gang members who falsely claimed more than £53m in benefits have been jailed for a total of 25 years.

In what is thought to be the largest benefit fraud and money laundering-related scheme in England and Wales, the gang made thousands of false universal credit claims using real people or hijacked identities.

Gyunesh Ali, 34, committed fraud by false representation "on an industrial scale" during the scheme which also involved fellow Bulgarians Galina Nikolova, 39, Stoyan Stoyanov, 28, Tsvetka Todorova, 53, and Patritsia Paneva, 27, Judge David Aaronberg KC said.

Stoyan Stoyanov. Pic: CPS. Bulgarian nationals, Galina Nikolova, 38, Stoyan Stoyanov, 27, Tsvetka Todorova, 52, Gyunesh Ali, 33, and Patritsia Paneva, 26, have pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering related offences at Wood Green Crown Court for their involvement in a multi-million-pound scam on the benefit system.
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Tsvetka Todorova. Pic: CPS. Bulgarian nationals, Galina Nikolova, 38, Stoyan Stoyanov, 27, Tsvetka Todorova, 52, Gyunesh Ali, 33, and Patritsia Paneva, 26, have pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering related offences at Wood Green Crown Court for their involvement in a multi-million-pound scam on the benefit system.
Image: Tsvetka Todorova. Pic: CPS

At Wood Green Crown Court in London, they were sentenced to a total of 25 years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple fraud and money laundering-related offences.

They were also all warned they are liable to be deported after serving their sentences and the judge acknowledged "an enormous amount of work" was carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to prosecute the gang.

Bundles of cash stuffed in shopping bags and suitcases were found during a raid on their properties, as well as a luxury car and designer watches, jackets and glasses, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

One gang member was also filmed throwing stacks of £20 notes in the air.

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The gang supported their false benefits claims with an array of forged documents, including tenancy agreements, payslips and letters from landlords, employers, schools and GPs.

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If the claims were rejected by the DWP, the gang would try again until they were accepted.

Investigators discovered three "benefit factories" in London, where they claimed to help people obtain national insurance numbers using "claim packs" of forged and false documents, the CPS said.

Patritsia Paneva. Pic: CPS
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The court heard they also gave claimants tips on how to fool the system.

After applicants made the claims, they left them in the gang's hands and they then laundered the money through several bank accounts.

Ali and Nikolova were the main people behind the fraud.

The judge said the maximum sentence he could give them under current laws is 10 years but added he would give them credit for their guilty pleas, time served and other mitigating factors.

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Ali, who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false representations, possession of articles for use in fraud and possessing criminal property, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

The judge told him: "You played a leading role in a scheme that was complex and sophisticated in nature. Your offending lasted for some four-and-a-half years and were involved in a vast number of false declarations."

He had fled to Bulgaria after his arrest but was extradited back to the UK in February 2023.

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Nikolova, who was found to have caused £25m in losses for taxpayers, was given eight years in prison.

Todorova was given a three-year sentence but she was due to be released on licence on Thursday because of time already served in custody and under house arrest.

In court, it emerged Todorova and Nikolova had tried, unsuccessfully, to flee the UK after their arrests in May 2021.

Paneva was 19 years old and was paid £80 a day when she was recruited by the gang's leaders for the scheme. She was jailed for three years and two months.

Stoyanov was sentenced to four years in prison after also pleading guilty to multiple charges.

An order for a surcharge is set to be made at a future confiscation hearing.

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Police couple who shared footage from murder probe jailed - BBC

Cameron Lee Hanson and Kirstie HansonLancashire Constabulary

A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry.

Cameron Lee Hanson, 33, was a serving officer at Lancashire Constabulary when he attended an address in October 2021 and found the body of 45-year-old James O'Hara.

Hanson recorded the discovery on his body-worn video, but minutes after he left he sent police civilian worker Kirstie Hanson, 33, audio messages about the incident and used his personal phone to take videos of Mr O'Hara.

After admitting misconduct in a public office, Hanson, of Packington Brook, Oswaldwistle, and Kirstie Hanson, of the same address, were jailed for 32 and 18 months respectively.

'Warped bragging'

Manchester Crown Court heard how the morning after receiving the material Kirstie Hanson asked fellow civilian worker Charlotte Riley, 30, if she wanted "to see video from a murder".

Riley replied: "Yeh, of course I do," and Kirstie Hanson sent her the footage with the message: "Don't show anyone that, I'll get in shit."

Two days later, Kirstie Hanson approached two other colleagues and showed them her husband's recording of the body. The colleagues reported the matter to their superiors and an inquiry was launched, with the Hansons' devices seized.

The investigation uncovered another incident in February 2021 in which Cameron Hanson was called to a sudden death and messaged his wife: "Just a potential murder."

He took a photograph of the deceased, whose body was covered by a coat, and sent it Kirstie Hanson who replied: "Babyyy that's creepy. I hope that's not your coat."

Other misconduct revealed included unauthorised access to police computer systems, disclosure of private and sensitive information, and "mockery of vulnerable members of the public".

All three defendants pleaded guilty at earlier hearings to misconduct in a public office, while the Hansons also admitted unauthorised access to a computer.

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Kirstie Hanson and Riley also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to secure access to computer material.

Riley, of Carholme Avenue, Burnley, received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years.

The various offences took place between January 2019 and November 2021.

The court heard how in January 2021, Hanson sent his wife a phone recording of body worn video taken by him when he used Pava incapacitant spray on an individual known to have mental health difficulties.

He messaged her: "Two arrests, both fights. Pavad a mental health patient lol."

Kirstie Hanson replied with a laughing emoji and wrote: "Thought you weren't allowed to pava them."

Camerson Hanson said: "Tis questionable but justified in this case ha ha."

In October 2021, Cameron Hanson messaged his wife after he attended a report of a sexual offence and also gave her the location.

He wrote: "Rape. Some guy got through a window and raped a woman while her husband sat crying."

'Deep shame'

Last April, Michael Hannan, 32, was jailed at Preston Crown Court for five years and four months for the manslaughter of Mr O'Hara who he punched in an unprovoked stranger attack.

Mr O'Hara's mother Janice read out a victim personal statement from the witness box at Manchester Crown Court about the impact upon the family.

She said: "I can't comprehend why anyone, let alone a serving police officer, could carry out such an atrocity.

"They have stripped our son of the dignity he deserved in death, it dehumanised him, all for some morbid curiosity or some form of warped bragging rights."

Judge Nicholas Dean KC, told the defendants: "We have heard the moving statement of Mrs O'Hara. Hearing her I hope you felt the deep sense of shame that you ought to feel.

"This is a shocking and disturbing case. Shocking and disturbing for what it might tell us about the culture that appears to have existed for a period of time at least within Lancashire Police."

David James, representing Cameron Hanson, said his client wanted to apologise to his victims and their families.

He added: "He was emotionally ill-suited to such a difficult and stressful job."

Patrick Cassidy, for Kirstie Hanson, said she was "deeply ashamed" and had since undertaken a university course on law and ethics as a "manifestation of her reflective state of mind in order to learn".

Patrick Williamson, defending Riley, said she too was ashamed and added: "Her family are frankly horrified and annoyed at her behaviour."

Lancashire Police said all three defendants resigned during the course of its investigation.

Det Ch Insp Eugene Swift, of the force's anti-corruption unit, said: "The behaviour of these three individuals has no place in Lancashire Constabulary and damages public confidence and trust in the police at both a local and national level.

"My thoughts are with the victims of this offending and I hope today's outcome will give them some sense of justice."

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Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand for Labour, says Angela Rayner - The Guardian

Diane Abbott has not been treated “fairly or appropriately” by some Labour colleagues and should be allowed to stand again for the party at the election if she wishes to do so, Angela Rayner has said.

Labour’s deputy leader confirmed that the veteran MP had not been barred from running again despite reports to the contrary and said she “doesn’t see any reason” why Abbott could not run now the party whip had been restored.

In an interview with the Guardian, she also suggested it was up to Abbott to decide whether she retired at this election, although she indicated there was an expectation she would do so. “I want to see her be able to retire with her 37 years of service being respected and being celebrated,” she said.

Abbott on Wednesday night promised to stay on as an MP for “as long as it is possible”, setting up a possible clash with Keir Starmer after a deal for her to retire from parliament broke down. She accused the party of carrying out a “cull of leftwingers” after she and others were blocked or dissuaded from standing.

Rayner rejected claims that only leftwing candidates had been blocked, after two – Faiza Shaheen in Chingford and Woodford Green and Lloyd Russell-Moyle in Brighton Kemptown – announced they had been barred.

“I don’t think it’s a purge,” Rayner said. “I don’t know the details of the individual cases but I do know that we put a robust system in place around vetting and dealing with serious allegations that are made in the party. We had to do that because when me and Keir took over, the party was failing.”

She denied it was just leftwingers who had been affected. “I don’t think it is. There are candidates across the board. I understand that people are nervous about that, but I don’t think it is just a feature of candidates on the left.”

She said: “I don’t think Keir is acting in a factional way. You do have factions in the Labour party but our party will only succeed if we’re a broad church.”

Abbott, the UK’s first black female MP, had been set to make a “dignified exit” from parliament after a four-decade career, in an arrangement in which she was given back the Labour whip after an investigation into comments she made about racism. The deal appeared to collapse after an unknown Labour source briefed journalists that she would nonetheless be barred from standing again in her Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, prompting fury from her allies.

Rayner said: “I don’t think that briefing was accurate, fair or even appropriate. I don’t think briefing against colleagues is the way that we should conduct ourselves. I don’t think that helps anyone.”

She did not confirm whether there would be an internal investigation into the affair, but admitted Starmer was “incredibly frustrated” when there was negative briefing in the press about any Labour colleagues.

“Keir is the ultimate professional, he ran the Crown Prosecution Service and he’s meticulous around bringing in that conduct within the party and politics.” she said. “He believes that politics should be above that. He’s definitely a ‘play the ball, not the man’ person … He would want any issues to be dealt with through the right processes rather than briefing.”

Confirming that Abbott had not been barred from standing again, Rayner said: “If Diane wanted to stand again, I don’t see any reason why she can’t … The investigation is concluded and it’s confirmed that she’s now back in the parliamentary Labour party and on the whip.”

She suggested the decision about whether to retire or not was one for Abbott to take herself. “She may do, she may not, but that should be her decision, it’s not for anybody else. I want to see her be able to decide her own future.”

Rayner said Abbott had a firm legacy as a “trailblazer” who had given hope and inspiration to many women from all backgrounds. “She’s a valued colleague across the house, not just in the Labour party but across the political spectrum. I think she deserves to be treated with respect.”

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Diane Abbott accuses Labour of ‘leftwing cull’ after two colleagues barred from standing - The Guardian

Diane Abbott has accused Labour of carrying out a “cull of leftwingers” after she and others were blocked or dissuaded from standing for the party.

The veteran Labour MP vowed on Wednesday to stay on for “as long as it is possible” after a deal for her to retire from parliament broke down.

The row, which has angered and frustrated some Labour MPs and staff, escalated on Thursday after two leftwing candidates were blocked from standing for the party in the general election.

Faiza Shaheen, who had been Labour’s candidate in Chingford and Woodford Green, told BBC Two’s Newsnight she received an email telling her she had been deselected after the decision was first made public in the Times.

Responding to the news on X, Abbott said: “Appalling. Whose clever idea has it been to have a cull of left wingers?”

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who had been the MP for Brighton Kemptown since 2017, announced he had been suspended from the party on Wednesday afternoon and would not be allowed to stand for Labour at the election.

On Thursday morning, Darren Jones, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, denied that it was a factional issue. Asked on Times Radio where Labour was purging the left, he said: “I don’t think that’s true. I mean, there are many colleagues of mine in the parliamentary Labour party who would define themselves as being on the left who are endorsed Labour party candidates standing in their constituency.

“All this is, is that because a snap election has been called, there were a number of outstanding issues with some MPs, obviously retiring MPs in some constituencies where we’ve needed to fill candidates at pace in order to hit the election timetable. And that’s the process that’s unfolding this week.”

Several people from Starmer’s inner circle, including the director of the influential Labour Together thinktank, Josh Simons, and members of Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC), have been installed in safe Labour seats ahead of the legal deadline for parliamentary candidate nominations next week.

Asked about Abbott’s status Jones told Sky News: “She had the whip given back to her. She’s back in the Labour party as a Labour MP. And as far as I’m aware no decision’s been taken about whether she’ll be the candidate or not.”

He refused to say whether Abbott should be allowed to stand for Labour, telling Sky: “If that’s her decision then I respect her decision. It’s for the Labour party and Diane to conclude.”

On Wednesday, Starmer was forced to deny that Abbott had been barred from standing for Labour after the Times reported this was the case. She was quietly restored to the Labour whip this week and had been preparing to make a statement that she would retire at the forthcoming election.

The Guardian has been told that Abbott received a letter from the Labour chief whip, Alan Campbell, confirming the whip had been restored and reassuring her that she could make what was described as a “dignified exit”. She was also said to have had a meeting with Starmer’s political director about the agreement on Wednesday morning. She feels the Labour leadership has gone back on their deal with her after it was reported that she had been blocked.

Mish Rahman, a leftwing member of Labour’s national executive committee, said Starmer was “hiding behind technicalities” and that he commanded a majority on the group.

“He’s been hiding behind the independent process technicality for a while when actually, as we’ve now discovered, the independent process ended in December. Now he’s hiding behind the NEC,” he told Times Radio.

“So when Keir Starmer says, ‘Oh, the NEC will decide’, at the end of the day, it’s more lawyer talk. It’s him and his action which will actually decide whether Diane Abbott is a Labour MP or not.”

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Two bodies found in search for father and son missing in Scottish Highlands - The Independent

Police searching for a father and son who went missing after going hillwalking in the Scottish Highlands have found two bodies.

Tom Parry, aged 49 and his son Richie were due to return to their home in Cheshire on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe.

Their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in Glencoe where they stopped on Tuesday to go hillwalking.

The father and son had set off for hillwalking up Glen Nevis (PA Archive)

Police said that two bodies were found during a search in Glencoe on Wednesday evening.

They are yet to be formally identified, however the family of Mr Parry and his son have been informed.

Police said inquiries are ongoing but there are no apparent suspicious circumstances.

Inspector Craig Johnstone of Police Scotland aid: “Our thoughts are with all those involved. I would like to thank all emergency services and Mountain Rescue volunteers.”

Police said that a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.

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Child and three adults shot in 'drive-by' attack outside Hackney restaurant - Evening Standard

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