{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/26834.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":26834,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Diane Abbott should resign over her racist comment on Twitter 'White people love playing divide and rule'?","background":null,"additional_details":"\"White people love playing 'divide & rule'. We should not play their game\" followed by \"#tacticasoldascolonialism\"\r\n\r\nThis was clearly a racist comment and as a MP is totally unacceptable, especially in light of the postion Diane holds.\r\n\r\nI agree with Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi who stated on BBC Radio 5 live: \"This is racism. If this was a white member of Parliament saying that all black people want to do bad things to us he would have resigned within the hour or be sacked.For a shadow minister to hold these sort of views is intolerable, it is wrong, she needs to go.\"\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-01-05T22:26:00.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:47.447Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:37:17.641Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-01-05T22:26:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}