Trial for Jonathan Aitken’s godson

Diane Abbott’s son is set to stand trial this summer for a string of violent assaults against police and hospital staff. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, allegedly punched and kicked doctors, nurses and Met officers weeks after leaving the Foreign Office in June 2019 where he worked as a diplomat. The privately-educated son of the shadow Home Secretary and Labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington appeared at Wood Green Crown Court today (tues) via video-link from HMP Thameside. Wearing a yellow…