Diane Abbott Readmitted to Labour Party After Year-Long Suspension

Britain’s longest-serving female MP, Diane Abbott, has been readmitted to the Labour party, a year after she was suspended amid a purge of leftwing figures under former leader Keir Starmer. Abbott, who became the first Black female MP to enter parliament in 1987, was suspended in July 2025 after she said Black people e

The veteran Left-wing MP was suspended from the party in July last year after repeating comments about Jewish people for which she had previously apologised.

Joani Reid “voluntarily” suspended herself from the Labour whip in March.

Joani Reid “voluntarily” suspended herself from the Labour whip in March.

Diane Abbott readmitted to Labour Party after suspension  The Times

Diane Abbott readmitted to Labour Party after ‘formal warning’  ITVX

Diane Abbott returns to Labour, a year after her suspension over comments about racism.

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP has had the Labour whip restored after being sidelined from Labour due to her repeating comments about racism

Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have both had the Labour whip restored and have been readmitted as Labour…

The long-serving MP apologises for past comments and says she has been issued with a "formal warning".

Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes 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 independ

Diane Abbott was suspended in July last year after repeating comments about racism for which she had previously apologised

“I have been and remain a lifelong anti-racist and remain deeply committed to opposing racism in all its forms"

Diane Abbott has returned to the Labour Party after her year-long suspension over an antisemitism row was lifted by Prime Minster Andy Burnham as Joani Reid also returns

Diane Abbott re-admitted to Labour after suspension - as party gives veteran MP a formal warning  lbc.co.uk

MP Diane Abbott said on social media that she has been readmitted to the Labour Party, after she was was suspended in July last year for doubling down on comments about racism for which she had previously apologised.

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published July 30, 2026 8:41pm Updated July 30, 2026 8:41pm Dianne Abbott has been sitting as an independent MP since her suspension last year (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Diane Abbott has been readmitted into the Labour party over a year after she was suspended. Parliament’s longest-s

Diane Abbott returns to Labour following year-long suspension over antisemitism row  GB News

DIANE Abbott and Joani Reid have had their suspensions lifted by the Labour Party