At least three Labour MPs are reportedly being stripped of the Labour party whip over ‘persistent breaches of party discipline’

Keir Starmer has suspended four Labour MPs for persistent breaches of party discipline, it has emerged. The prime minister decided to lay down the law after dozens of his own backbenchers rebelled against the government’s welfare cuts.

Diane Abbott has responded to her suspension from the Labour Party by sharing the clip of the interview which led to her losing the whip. The veteran Labour MP will now sit as an independent in the Commons for a second time after she doubled down on comments about racism for which she had previously apologised.