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Jitendra Joshi

Diane Abbott urges Keir Starmer in face-to-face talk to restore her as a Labour MP after new racism row

Veteran London MP Diane Abbott is urging Sir Keir Starmer to restore her to Labour’s parliamentary ranks, while accusing the Conservatives of playing the “race card” in the buildup to an election.

Britain’s first black woman MP, who is at the centre of a racism storm, also protested after Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons on Wednesday when she stood repeatedly in a failed bid to attract Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s attention.

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