Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments

<p>Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different ways</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/17/keir-starmer-labour-rebels-friedrich-merz-germany-kemi-badenoch-conservatives-reform-nigel-farage-uk-politics-live-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party pending an investigation into an interview which she said she <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/17/diane-abbott-says-she-stands-by-racism-comments-that-led-to-suspension-from-labour">did not regret her past comments on racism</a>.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/17/labour-suspends-diane-abbott-for-second-time-over-racism-comments">Continue reading...</a>