Diane Abbott slams ‘ridiculous’ plan to classify Extinction Rebellion as organised crime

A war of words has erupted after Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab slammed Labour’s Diane Abbott this morning for defending Extinction Rebellion activists who blockaded newspaper printing presses on Friday.  Ms Abbott compared Extinction Rebellion to the Suffragettes and criticised the government’s plans to reclassify the activists as an organised crime gang.  Her comments come after a … Read more