Diane Abbott is one the people who are responsible for perpetuating the continuation of simplistic racial and ethnic labels that pigeon hole everyone, rather than see us as a community of human beings who are one British people, whatever our diversity.

Her comment on twitter can be measured as racist using her very own formulae. It was also ignorant and silly. This can be seen to be true because she has removed it and blocked anyone who comments on it. She knows she is 'guilty' of a social, political and racist faux pas.

Send her to Coventry perhaps, although I think that City is too fine a place for politicians like her.

Siliband should indeed sack her....but I bet he hasn't got the b*lls to do so, nor the integrity that would lead him to be consistent in fighting racism in all its hues.

If she had been white and said the same about "black people" then you would be outraged. It is an example of Labour lack of integrity when it comes to respecting difference and avoiding labelling people by the colour of their skin rather than the human that lies within.