Diane Abbott asks resigned Corbyn adviser to reconsider

Diane Abbott addressing the Labour conference in Brighton. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PADiane Abbott has urged a key adviser to Jeremy Corbyn who resigned citing a lack of “professionalism, competence and human decency” in the Labour leader’s team to reconsider his decision.In a leaked resignation memo to colleagues, Andrew Fisher, who masterminded the party’s 2017 manifesto, said he no longer had faith that Labour would be successful and accused the leadership team of ma