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In a delusional rant at the September 2016 Labour Party conference, Abbott called Brexit voters "racist" and blamed them for hate crimes. Claims of a rise in hate crimes following the Brexit vote were based on a single press release with no substantiating evidence, with convictions for hate crimes having fallen between the vote in June 2016 and September that year.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2016/09/27/labour-diane-abbott-brexit-voters-racist-responsible-hate-crimes/ Labour’s Diane Abbott Says Brexit Voters Are Racist and Responsible for Hate Crimes</ref>
Abbott and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn came under fire on 9 December 2016 from Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones for their "London-centric" views.<ref>[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AOM5ytqRPjzoJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F741668%2FLabour-immigration-Brexit-Carwyn-Jones-Jeremy-Corbyn-Diane-Abbott-free-movement&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk Labour’s Welsh leader blasts Corbyn & says EU migrants must have jobs before coming to UK]</ref>
Abbott and Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn came under fire on 9 December 2016 from Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones for their "London-centric" views.<ref>[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AOM5ytqRPjzoJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F741668%2FLabour-immigration-Brexit-Carwyn-Jones-Jeremy-Corbyn-Diane-Abbott-free-movement&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk Labour’s Welsh leader blasts Corbyn & says EU migrants must have jobs before coming to UK]</ref>