Claim: Diane Abbott said that Chairman Mao did more good than harm.
Fact-check: Diane Abbott did say that Chairman Mao did more good than harm - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. during an episode of this week in 2008 she said "i suppose that some people would judge that on balance mao did more good than harm".
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2019-11-22T00:00:00