13 h. ago Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments

Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different waysDiane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party pending an investigation into an interview which she said she did not regret her past comments on racism.The veteran Labour MP has been disciplined for the second time over her remarks that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives”, differently to the “prejudice” experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Diane Abbott suspended again by the Labour Party over race row letter

The veteran MP said in a BBC interview that she stood by a letter she wrote in 2023 where she suggested antisemitism and prejudice against travellers was not as bad as racism based on colour

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13 h. ago MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party over comments about racism

Ms Abbott was suspended in 2023 after writing a letter to the Observer comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that of other groups.

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13 h. ago Diane Abbott is suspended from Labour for a second time after she doubles down on racism comments

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was previously suspended by the Labour Party in 2023

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13 h. ago Diane Abbott suspended by Labour after comments about racism

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story.

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13 h. ago Diane Abbott suspended AGAIN by Labour after repeating belief that anti

The veteran backbencher lost the whip after using a BBC interview to say she had no regrets about her 2023 claim about anti-Jew and anti-Traveller discrimination.

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14 h. ago Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend four Labour MPs – cartoon

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15 h. ago Labour suspends Lambeth councillor after he is charged with sexual assault

Councillor Irfan Mohammed appeared in court charged with sexual assault and engaging in controlling behaviour

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16 h. ago Labour infighting rages as Starmer warns his troops they MUST obey orders after suspending whip from four 'kn**head' MPs in wake of welfare meltdown

Keir Starmer has moved to suspend the whip from four MPs, and fired three more from trade envoy roles, in the wake of the humiliating welfare revolt.

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18 h. ago Voices: Are suspended Labour MPs undisciplined? Readers have their say

Our community was sharply divided on the suspensions. While some defended Keir Starmer’s need for party discipline in government, others felt his approach revealed a weakness

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21 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer has asserted his power by suspending the Labour rebels – about time, too

The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent knobheadery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes John Rentoul

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22 h. ago Labour 'won't be able to govern' unless revolts against Keir Starmer stop, warns minister Jess Phillips

Two London MPs who rebelled lost their Government posts as trade envoys

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22 h. ago Labour rebels warn Starmer has made things worse by suspending whip from four 'kn**head' MPs and stripping three others of jobs after welfare meltdown

Keir Starmer moved to suspend the whip from four MPs, and fired three more from trade envoy roles, in the wake of the humiliating welfare revolt.

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22 h. ago Jess Phillips says Labour rebels should not be surprised by the action taken against them – UK politics live

Home Office minister defends Keir Starmer’s decision to remove whip from four MPs and says Labour must ‘act as a team’Good morning. Chief whips tends to be quite secretive, and when four Labour MPs had the whip suspended yesterday, there was no detailed, public explanation as to why they were being punished for rebelling when so many other backbenchers, who have also voted against the party, have not been singled out. As Eleni Courea and Jessica Elgot report in our overnight story, we were just told they were regular rebels.But the best explanation came from the Labour party source who told Geri Scott from the Times that the four MPs – Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff – were being punished for “persistent knobheadery”.I don’t think that the discipline that has been meted out over the last 24 hours is linked to [the welfare bill] because many more people voted against the government than these four people.I actually don’t know because I’m not pa...

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23 h. ago Jess Phillips gives brutal verdict on suspended Labour MPs as huge row erupts

Jess Phillips was pressed on a comment made after four MPs - Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell - had the Labour whip withdrawn

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23 h. ago 'Act as a team,' Labour MPs warned after four suspended by Keir Starmer ahead of showdown votes

Two London MPs who rebelled lost their Government posts as trade envoys

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer's suspension of four Labour rebel MPs leaves backbenchers 'in state of shock'

Four Labour MPs have been stripped of the Labour party whip and three others were removed as trade envoys

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25 h. ago Diane Abbott says she has no regrets over comments that saw Labour suspend her

Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party in 2023 after a letter comparing different forms of racism but was readmitted a year later.

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34 h. ago Suspended Labour MP ‘can’t promise’ Starmer he won’t rebel again

Suspended Labour MP Brian Leishman was defiant in his promise that he could not guarantee he would rebel again

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39 h. ago PM Keir Starmer suspends MPs over 'persistent k***headery' in brutal warning to rebels

At least three Labour MPs have been suspended from the parliamentary party in a political bloodbath, with one Labour source accusing them of "persistent k***headery"

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