Diane Abbott selection ‘farce’ as she awaits fate – but our readers back her
Labour has restored the whip to the previously suspended MP Diane Abbott, and faces fresh pressure to let her stand under the Labour banner at the general election.
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Suspended, expelled, quit: Who are the MPs sitting without the Labour whip?
A string of MPs elected to represent the Labour Party in 2019 are currently sitting as independents. This rolling list will be updated with the latest developments as we hear them about the MPs' futures. Let us know if you hear any…
Corbyn and Webbe run as independents as Starmer grilled on Abbott suspension
Jeremy Corbyn will run as an independent candidate at the general election, the former party leader has confirmed, with Labour moving quickly to expel him. Labour leader Keir Starmer said Corbyn's announcement was a "decision for him", but…
The Searchers by Andy Beckett: ‘A vivid profile of left MPs, down but not out’
Andy Beckett’s new book is, he writes in the introduction, “the story of a group of political explorers and of a series of interlocking political journeys which are rarely considered as a whole”. The explorers in question are Diane Abbott…
Abbott urges Starmer to restore whip and slams Speaker after PMQs snub
Diane Abbott has urged Labour leader Keir Starmer to restore the whip to her in the wake of a race row involving a Conservative Party donor.
Why have some Labour MPs and members been suspended for so long?
Three Labour-elected MPs have been in limbo with the whip suspended for at least eight months, others have quit before even longer investigations wrapped up and dozens of current members have reportedly been suspended for more than 18…
Abbott and Winter speak out: Are Labour’s party processes up to scratch?
Abbott speaks out Diane Abbott has accused Labour of undertaking a "fraudulent" investigation into comments she made on racism that led to her losing the party whip earlier this year. The veteran MP claimed in a lengthy statement on X…
Jewish Labour vice-chair says Abbott’s career shouldn’t “end like this”
The vice-chair of the Jewish Labour Movement has said Diane Abbott's political career shouldn't "end like this", after the Labour MP was suspended over comments dubbed "antisemitic" by the party's leadership. Labour peer Baroness Ruth…
Suspended MPs a growing problem for Labour despite unity over Abbott
The veteran MP Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour whip following comments made in a letter to the Observer which suggested that Jewish, Traveller and Irish people do not experience racism, only "prejudice". Abbott apologised…
Diane Abbott has whip suspended over ‘deeply offensive’ comments on racism
Diane Abbott has had the Labour whip suspended and apologised after suggesting Irish people, Jews and Travellers do not experience racism. The party moved quickly to confirm Abbott's suspension, which leaves her sitting as an independent MP…
Diane Abbott: “We could even support Stop the War under Tony Blair”
Diane Abbott has remarked that "Keir Starmer is entitled to say we can't sign up to Stop the War", after tensions over a statement signed by 11 Labour left MPs last week, but also pointed out that "Tony Blair never made that stipulation"…
Labour figures condemn attempts to “destabilise” Bolivian government
A group of left-wing Labour MPs have joined other figures in the labour movement to condemn what they have described as "ongoing attempts from anti-democratic, extreme right-wing groups to destabilise the elected government in Bolivia". In…