Diane Abbott compares IRA views to changing hairstyles

Diane Abbott, who hopes to be in charge of anti-terror operations after next month’s UK general election, has compared her previous support for the defeat of the British army in Northern Ireland to a haircut that is no longer in fashion.The shadow home secretary was questioned on Sunday morning over her previous views on terrorism and banned organisations amid a public debate about the consequences of the terror attack in Manchester.In a searching interview on BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show