Diane Abbott was first suspended in 2023.

Diane Abbott has been suspended by Labour for a second time amid fresh allegations of anti-semitism.

The veteran MP appeared to double down on previous comments she made about Jewish, Irish and Traveller people not experiencing the same type of racism as black people, which saw her lose the party whip two years ago.

In an interview with the Radio 4′s Reflections programme, Abbott said she did not look back on that incident with regret.

She said: “Clearly, there must be a difference between racism which is about colour and other types of racism because you can see a Traveller or a Jewish person walking down the street, you don’t know.

“I just think that it’s silly to try and claim that racism which is about skin colour is the same as other types of racism. I don’t know why people would say that.”

In a statement, a Labour Party spokesperson said: “Diane Abbott has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party, pending an investigation. We cannot comment further while this investigation is ongoing.”

It means Abbott will not have the Labour whip and will have........

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