Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChristopher McKeonThursday 30 July 2026 21:36 BSTDiane Abbott: Starmer treated me as a 'non-person'Diane Abbott has been readmitted to the Labour Party following an internal investigation, after being suspended for a year over comments about racism.Upon her readmission, Ms Abbott received a formal warning for a separate tweet that referred to the Israel Defence Force as the 'Jewish Defence Force', for which she apologised.Fellow Labour MP Joani Reid was also readmitted to the party on Thursday evening, having voluntarily suspended herself in March.Ms Reid's suspension followed the arrest of her husband on suspicion of spying for China, though she clarified she was never part of a police investigation herself.Both Ms Abbott and Ms Reid have had the Labour whip restored, allowing them to sit as Labour MPs once more.In fullMP Diane Abbott readmitted to Labour after year-long suspensionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in