Labour has launched an investigation into Abbott's defence of a 2023 letter to a newspaper in which she said people of colour experienced racism "all their lives", which was different from the "prejudice" experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers.

Diane Abbott is suspended from Labour for a second time after she doubles down on racism comments - The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was previously suspended by the Labour Party in 2023

Veteran MP Diane Abbott has told the BBC she believes Labour's leadership is trying to force her out, following her second suspension from the party.