- why is she still in a job?

Shouldn't the John Terry police squad be paying her a visit now?

Obnoxious self publicist, do we expect any different from her.

I detest the woman, but I was actually quite shocked both at the blatant casual racism, and the lack of wit, to tweet something so obviously wrong to the wide world.

She's a full-weight sanctimonious, hypocritical 2@. I was more surprised she attempted the "out of context" excuse. How are things taken out of context on twitter, given the paucity of available characters? If I was to have a conversation with someone, the last medium I'd use would be twitter.

She should resign simply for being stoooopid

Gorgeous George was defending her with his usual alacrity today, saying only the stupid would have taken it out of context.

It would appear that context is everything. cf. Jeremy Clarkson

She should go forthwith. This is blatant racism and from an MP of a so called egalitarian party. If she stays it shows the abject hypocrisy of Labour and indeed the bias of Race Relations legislation. So, she should go or Race Relations legislation should be removed from the statute book. Are the police to investigate?

Unlike Clarkson, there is no 'context' defence. It's an insult to the intelligence. A combination of being too stupid not to make such a howler, and again allowing a sighting of a huge shoulder chip. Comparable in many ways with her previous gaffes on Finnish nurses and West Indian mothers.

Us white people should just stop bullying her

Could tell just by looking at her she was the chip on the shoulder type.... wait, was that very racist of me?

Its sad to say but this Lawrence verdict as brought out the very worst in the patronising, holier-than-thou, black comminuity.

I actually heard some black fellow on Jeremy Vine yesterday, accuse almost all white people of being as racist as the convicted pair, just that they were extreme and violent enough to carry out their racist 'urges'.

Its worrying that memebers of the black community seem intent to use this episode to gain brownie points, and to try to make white people feel guilty for, seemingly, countless crimes to the black community over the years.

OK I 'fess up: I once sent Sonny Nickle off and had cause to give a bollocking to Tony Banham

Heard the very same, Dita's.
That old dear certainly tore a strip off him. What a twonk he was.

Yes, loved it when she labelled him a 'vile human being' and he then proceeded to backtrack when realised he'd been spouting garbage.....Was surprised the other guest (the white ex-copper) bit his tongue and allowed him to talk such rubbish without pulling him up....It was obvious he was seething too.

Now there's a name from the past.

He was still playing at the time I sent Sonny Nickle off. Sonny's mam wasn't best pleased neither, mind you, he'd only been on the pitch for a little over a minute

You are Steve Ganson and I claim my £5.

Nick Griffin is outraged at her comments

As are all right-minded people.

Liverpool FC have made a statement on their official website that they stand by her and are planning to appeal.

What a divided society the Uk has now become, when the colour of your skin or your gender decides whether your being racist or sexist.

Bollox, it's words and actions that decide that

I didnt mind her "speak first think later" style when she was younger. Thought she was a welcome addition to politics. The trouble is she's never really grown up.

From 'Twop Twips' on Twitter:

DIANE ABBOTT: Defuse the situation by claiming that a lot of your friends are 19th century European colonialists.

I loathe the woman.
I have lost track of her hypocrisy in both actions and words over the years, so often and badly has she let down her electorate.
She is the archetypal gravy-train MP and has now blown her USP (see me, I represent a minority, can't you see I'm black?) right out of the water.

There will be people who have been genuinely fighting racism for years and for all the right reasons who will now have their hands in their hands.

If I was in her local party I'd have been wanting her deselected years ago.