Diane Abbott’s comments are a sign of a deeper problem in Labour

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For a party who for unknown reasons often attempts to claim the moral high ground, they are certainly making a hash of it (PA)

Diane Abbott’s latest trivialising of the persecution faced by Jews will surprise nobody. However, when added to Peter Kyle calling Humza Yousaf by the wrong name or Angela Rayner confusing Sadiq Khan and Sajid Javid, is this a sign of a deeper problem within the party? Or simply an example of the ineptitude of current Westminster MPs?

For a party who for unknown reasons often attempts to claim the moral high ground, they are certainly making a hash of it. We see individuals “cancelled” for all sorts of reasons, but organisations like the Labour Party or the Met police are allowed to carry on unpunished. Different rules for organisations and individuals.

Richard Whiteside