Diane abbott sends bbc show into chaos claiming about boris johnson

The Labour MP and former shadow home secretary took part in yesterday's episode of Broadcasting House. The news review show was discussing allegations surrounding Tory MP Chris Pincher

when Ms Abbott made the astonishing claims. Mr Pincher resigned as the Government's deputy chief whip last Thursday after allegations he groped two males and was later suspended from

the Conservative parliamentary party. Asked if it was right that it had taken 24 hours for the Prime Minister to suspend the MP, Ms Abbott said there may have been quicker action if the

allegations were about a male MP sexually assaulting a woman. "It might be treated differently,” she said. "But that’s because Boris Johnson has been rumoured to be the one who

likes assaulting women. READ MORE: DIANE ABBOTT LASHES OUT AT PM FOR 'BUYING VOTES' WITH POPULAR POLICIES A spokesman for ther corporation said: "For editorial reasons, we are

editing today’s episode of Broadcasting House. "We are working to make it available to listeners as soon as possible." The content was re-uploaded last night but with Ms

Abbott's slurs on Mr Johnson removed. It still included the majority of the Hackney North MP's views, including her quip: "Pincher by name, pincher by nature." Asked

about whether sexual misconduct has always been a problem in Parliament, she added: "I think that we probably know more about it now than we knew 30 years ago. "When I first became

an MP there was very much the sense that Westminster was a club and what happened in Westminster stayed in Westminster, but with online, Twitter it's very hard to keep things a

secret." Downing Street declined to comment. The Labour Party has been contacted for comment.