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Minister denies Labour wants Abbott out of party

A government minister has rejected Diane Abbott's claim that the Labour leaderhip wants her out of the party after she was suspended for a second time over comments about racism. Treasury Minister James Murray said it was "absolutely not the case" Number 10 wanted to remove Abbott.

Daily Express · 19h

Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party after controversial comments on Jews

The Labour veteran is once again sitting as an independent this evening after the party issued its fifth suspension in 24 hours.

Reuters on MSN · 18h

UK's Labour suspends lawmaker Diane Abbott again over race remark

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party suspended Diane Abbott, the country's longest-serving female lawmaker, on Thursday after she stood by her earlier remarks on racism which had led to a previous suspension.

Keir Starmer bars Labour MPs

AOL · 21h

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

BBC · 20h

Starmer says he had to 'deal with' rebel Labour MPs

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to suspend four MPs, saying Labour has to "deal with" those who defy party orders. The prime minister argued the MPs were "elected on a Labour manifesto" and so should back the government's agenda.

The Financial Times · 1d

Starmer to suspend several Labour MPs

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to suspend several Labour MPs on Wednesday afternoon following this month’s large-scale rebellion over welfare cuts. The intervention is a dramatic attempt to restore party discipline ahead of the summer recess after Starmer’s government was forced to drop plans to cut £5bn from the welfare bill by slashing payments to disabled people.

The 9 seats Labour will 'steal from Reform' by allowing 16-year-olds to vote

It's estimated that the move to allow 16-year-olds the vote will mean there will be around 1.35 million new voters. Labour ...

Labour looking into Abbott's comments about racism

The veteran Labour MP has told the BBC she stands by comments that led to a year-long suspension from the party.

The New York Sun21h

U.K.’s Labour Party Looks To Shore Up its Dwindling Electoral Odds by Lowering Voting Age to 16

The leader of the opposition Reform party, Nigel Farage, is calling the plan an ‘attempt to rig the political system.’ ...

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What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

Opinion

18hOpinion

Labour giving under-18s right to vote is profoundly wrong and the reason is really simple

WHEN polling day dawns at the next general election, some 1.6million new voters will have been added to the electoral rolls. Hundreds of thousands of bright-eyed 16 and 17-year-olds will be ...

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Chinese car brands blocked by Labour from £650m electric vehicle grant

Labour are rumoured to be on the verge of blocking Chinese electric vehicles from a new £650 million grant scheme. In response, Beijing has issued a stern warning to the Labour Party government, with ...

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Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’

Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’ - Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abb ...

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