Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs

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MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership. The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, although Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision. Abbott, 72, the mother of the House of Commons, was suspended for a second time last summer after saying she did not regret comments about racism that had led to her initial loss of the whip in 2023. Reid, the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven who was elected in 2024, voluntarily relinquished the whip in March this year. Her husband had been arrested…

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