The government's independent advisor on antisemitism, Lord John Mann, has called on Diane Abbott to stand down at the next general election. Read more:

He isn't independent, he sold out. I've read that a conduct committee hearing a couple years back accused him of weaponising antisemitism - apparently as the result of a 'badly worded letter'...

He’s not “independent”. He’s a Tory.

He's hardly independent, he was given a peerage for helping to bring down Corbyn.

A failed politician who discriminated against gypsies and who in turn sold out labour for a Lordship. How corrupt are our politics!

As far as Diane Abbott is concerned, there's nothing "independent" about John Mann, who is utterly opposed to any socialist - he is as partisan as you can get, and he is now, therefore, abusing his position, and of course, the media are only too willing to amplify his comments.

A career MP, he is heavily biased & is cashing in on the drama of a political opponent he despises, but she is worth 1000 of him He’s as Anglo Saxon as they come & has no personal experience of antisemitism He has no history of fighting racism/antisemitism til Boris bribed him

"Independent advisor on antisemitism" lol...

Let her voters decide. Its called democracy...

Did anyone challenge this man on his anti GRT racism? Until this is addressed I will not listen to him.

Why didn’t you ask John Mann about his history of anti-GRT racism? It’s beyond laughable that this clown is wheeled out to opine on anyone else’s supposed transgressions. #HierarchyOfRacism

The man's a racist.

Lord John Mann ennobled by Boris Johnson for services to the 1% at the 2019 election. Not someone we can take seriously and definitely not to be believed.

This is one of the main reasons why we have a failing country. Our media's notion of 'independent" is so awful, it's just desperate. The narrative is always agenda driven, we have been propandised not to engage with any other possible intentions or interpretations of wording.

Mann can f off.

Oh yeah @LordJohnMann is a real "expert" on anti- racism. Why are you platforming him @SkyNews

Stretching the definition of independent here, aint we?

He's an insult to the word independent.

Is he going to call for Johnson, Braverman, etc., to do the same?

Weaponisation of antisemitism must be stopped.

Did @LordJohnMann call for the same with @BarrySheerman or @lisanandy ? I cant remember 🤔 I know Sheermans apology was accepted by @Keir_Starmer not sure Nandy ever offered one. Why cant he accept an apology from @HackneyAbbott ?

This is racism, John. You Tory turncoat.

Yet again, more appalling journalism from the MSM. Why put an anti-GRT racist on your channel to talk about racism? It's beyond insulting.

'Independent advisor...' Lord la-de-da... Grand title for a boorish arch-blairite known for trying to bring down Ed Miliband amongst other things, who likely can't stand the sight of Diane Abbott. 🙄

Hey @SkyNews ...where's your *manufactured* moral outrage about the abuse suffered by the "Gypsy, Roma and Traveller" communities? Or DON'T THEY MATTER in your biased, bigoted reporting? Clearly they don't matter to the bitter old nonentity John Mann!

Scam artist

A racist set up as an "independent advisor" and promoted by Tories to the upper house for services in subverting our democracy by stabbing Corbyn in the back advises a Black Socialist Woman, and you call this "news"? Got it👍

He’s a racist .

I think that he will have a right to demand someone steps down after they have been spoken to the Police over hateful literature they have produced, & steps down himself. Until then he hasn't got any room to demand anything

Which other ethnic groups have an advisor to the government?

Sre you talking about this Mann?

Except he's not remotely independent, though, is he? And you know this, don't you? #SmashTheMassMedia

The same person who was questioned ad investigated by Police for producing a leaflet that contianed hate speak towards GRT communities. Hmm lets not pretend that bigot has anything good to say about fighting any form of racism.

Here we have one of the most evil, corrupt men in the HofL. He got there through devious means. His attack on a ex Labour Mayor was deplorable. These people are not off the face of the earth yet. They are turning UK in a repeat of Nazi Germany 1930s.

We really don't need to hear anything form such an unpleasant human being - what was it he said about the Gypsy Romas in his own constituency?