Community order for man who sent racial abuse to Diane Abbott

‘I accept you are not a racist’, judge tells 69-year-old after threats to set fire to MP’s house A man who sent a racially abusive letter to Diane Abbott has been given a community order. Roy Brown, 69, sent the letter to the shadow home secretary’s Westminster office in August 2017. The note, which was opened by one of her parliamentary assistants, included a string of racist abuse.Continue reading...