BRITAIN'S first black female MP
engulfed in a racism storm today after she claimed white people love playing "divide and rule".
Outspoken Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott's remark sparked calls for her to resign after she posted the comment on Twitter yesterday.
In a humiliating move, she was then shunned by her own party which made her out to be a HYPOCRITE given her work promoting anti-racism in the past.
And as she was quizzed over the tweet on Sky News she was embarrassingly interrupted by a phone call reportedly from Labour leader Ed Miliband who is said to have given her a dressing down and demanded she apologise.
The Labour Party said she was "wrong" to make such "sweeping generalisations".
A spokesman said: "We disagree with Diane's tweet. It is wrong to make sweeping generalisations about any race, creed, or culture.
"The Labour Party has always campaigned against such behaviour - and so has Diane Abbott."
Twitter followers also rounded on her.
N_Westie79 told her: "Surprised at racism shown by you. Always thought you had earthly quality, now I think you're a disgrace."
She desperately tried to defuse the row today by claiming her words had been taken out of context