Diane Abbott compares IRA views to changing hairstyles

Shadow home secretary said she had an afro 34 years ago, but ‘the hairstyle has gone and some of the views have gone’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