Abbott claims Labour leadership’s ‘real agenda’ is to prevent her getting the whip back – UK politics live

Diane Abbott has signalled that she does not expect to have the Labour whip restored to her anytime soon. She posted this on X, endorsing an assessment made by Henry Zeffman, the BBC’s chief political correspondent, on the Today programme this morning. Zeffman said that, although figures in the party like Harriet Harman and Ed Balls have joined…