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The long-serving MP apologises for past comments and says she has been issued with a "formal warning".
Labour has readmitted MP Diane Abbott and restored the parliamentary whip after a suspension and disciplinary process. Abbott apologised for past comments and said she received a formal warning. MP Joani Reid was also readmitted following a separate independent disciplinary process, shortly after Andy Burnham became prime minister.
BBC News – UK The long-serving MP apologises for past comments and says she has been issued with a "formal warning".
BBC News – UK The long-serving MP apologises for past comments and says she has been issued with a "formal warning".
Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership. The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, although Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision.…
BBC News – UK UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged a national drive to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, likened to the Covid-era “Everyone In” initiative. The plan includes £442m in funding, and Burnham has urged local leaders to act. Homelessness campaigners welcomed the move but said more needs to be done.
BBC News – UK Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about the emotional difficulty of keeping King Charles III's cancer diagnosis a secret. In a video marking the 30th anniversary of Maggie's cancer charity, she described the experience as "difficult" and reflected on her husband's own diagnosis.