Trial of Diane Abbott’s son will be delayed by virus panic

The judge set to try Diane Abbott’s son warned the court may ‘lose time’ due to the coronavirus pandemic after his plea hearing was adjourned. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, is accused of a string of violent assaults against hospital staff and police weeks after leaving the Foreign Office in June 2019 where he worked as a diplomat. The privately-educated son of the shadow Home Secretary was due to appear at Wood Green Crown Court today (weds) to enter pleas for 11…