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3 Labour MPs suspended for breaches of party discipline

Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer over 'persistent breaches of party discipline'

At least three Labour MPs are reportedly being stripped of the Labour party whip over ‘persistent breaches of party discipline’

The Irish News on MSN · 21h

Keir Starmer says he will not be ‘deflected’ from plans by repeat rebel MPs

Sir Keir Starmer said he would not be “deflected” by Labour rebels after he stripped the whip from several MPs. The Prime Minister suspended the whip from Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff.

HuffPost UK on MSN · 1d

Keir Starmer Suspends 4 Labour MPs In Crackdown On Party Discipline

Keir Starmer has suspended four Labour MPs for persistent breaches of party discipline, it has emerged. The prime minister decided to lay down the law after dozens of his own backbenchers rebelled against the government’s welfare cuts.

Labour suspends Diane Abbott a 2nd time

BBC · 13h

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,

The Financial Times · 18h

Labour suspends Diane Abbott a second time as Starmer purge fails to quell unrest

Diane Abbott was suspended by Labour on Thursday for a second time — becoming the fifth party MP to be ejected this week as Sir Keir Starmer’s government moves to reassert its authority and crack down on backbench unrest.

Reuters · 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.

GB News on MSN22h

REVEALED: Keir Starmer tipped to lose seat in shock upset - but to whom? Inside the major plot twist

Sir Keir Starmer is tipped to lose his seat to a more left-leaning candidate at the next general election, according to a new ...

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The Labour Suspensions Are Abnormal and Immoral

Between 1968 and 2024, not a single Labour MP had the whip withdrawn for voting against their own party. In the past year alone, that number has risen to eleven. After suspending seven MPs in July ...

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How Keir Starmer Squandered His First Year as Britain’s Leader

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister ...

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Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK

Steve Coogan has accused Sir Keir Starmer of paving the way for Reform UK, describing the Labour government’s policies as ...

GB News on MSN1d

Starmer’s left-wing purge sparks Labour panic as rebels warn PM ‘rolling out red carpet for Reform’

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend four Labour MPs risks “rolling out the red carpet” for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, leading left-wing rebels have warned. A platoon of left-wing rebels threw their ...

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Alexander Dennis: Sir Keir Starmer says Labour is working to avoid 400 Scottish job losses

Sir Keir Starmer says his party is working with English mayors to try and save Alexander Dennis from closure. Last month the ...

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