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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 on MSN · 8h

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

"But that doesn't mean that I'm silenced," she told BBC Breakfast, adding that she did not believe the prime minister had "got it right". "If my constituents are telling me something, I want to be able to advocate," she said.

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Labour Suspends UK MPs Following Welfare Revolt Earlier in July

Labour suspended a number of its members of Parliament for breaking party discipline following a large-scale rebellion over welfare cuts earlier this month.

Diane Abbott Suspended By Labour

The Irish News on MSN · 2h

Diane Abbott: Labour ‘wants me out’ after second suspension

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP has been suspended for a second time after repeating a claim she made in 2023 about racism.

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Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to suspend Diane Abbott again

It is this that lies at the heart of the latest chapter in the long running saga of Diane Abbott and the Labour Party. A saga whose central character is pioneering and history making: Diane Abbott was the first black woman ever elected to the House of Commons and is now the Mother of the House,

Reuters · 6h

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.

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Brian Leishman rules out joining the SNP or Jeremy Corbyn's new party after Labour suspension

EXCLUSIVE: The Alloa and Grangemouth MP told the Record he is "committed rock solid to the Labour Party" and wants the whip ...

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Starmer hits back at ‘rattled’ accusation over Labour MP suspensions

Sir Keir Starmer rejected comparisons to Sir Tony Blair when grilled over the suspension of Labour MPs due to their ...

Brian Leishman: Scottish MP among four suspended by Starmer over 'persistent breaches of party discipline'

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart MP said: “It says it all that the only Labour MP who has dared stand up for ...

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Falkirk Labour party gives 'full support' to Grangemouth MP after suspension

The local Labour party in Falkirk has given its "full support" to suspended MP Brian Leishman, saying it is clear that he ...

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Brian Leishman MP: ‘This government should lift people out of poverty’

Brian Leishman is the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth in Scotland, and is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of ...

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Question of when not if Brian Leishman would get the bag from feeble PM

COMMENTARY: In a few short remarks, the president revealed he has very little knowledge of the U.S. economy; is incapable of remembering where his own representatives or aides are and cannot stay ...

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Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman loses party whip after repeatedly criticising UK Government

Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman has lost the party whip. The Alloa and Grangemouth MP has been suspended pending an investigation into him voting against the party line and his comments in the ...

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