Diane Abbott’s Labour suspension must be resolved ‘as swiftly as possible’, says minister – UK politics live | Politics
By: Tom Ambrose | Published: 2025-07-18 07:41:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Minister calls for Abbott suspension to be ‘resolved as swiftly as possible’
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of UK politics. We’re now in recess but we’ll still be bringing you all the news from across the country including continued reaction to the suspension of Diane Abbott.
This morning, a minister has denied the veteran MP’s assertion that “it is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out”.
Exchequer secretary to the Treasury James Murray told Times Radio:
That’s absolutely not the case.
What’s happened is Diane has made some comments which come on the back of previous comments which she made and for which she apologised some time ago.
He added that there was an internal investigation and “we now need to let this process play out” so it can be resolved…
