Fellow Labour MP Joani Reid was also readmitted to the party on Thursday evening Ms Abbott was suspended from the party in July last year. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Fellow Labour MP Joani Reid was also readmitted to the party on Thursday eveningS1

• Ms Abbott was suspended from the party in July last year.S2

• MP Diane Abbott readmitted into Labour Party after suspensionImage source, Jeff Overs/ BBCPublished30 July 2026, 20:24 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoMPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been let back into Labour, following suspensions from the party.In a statement,...S3

• Dianne Abbott has been sitting as an independent MP since her suspension last year (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Diane Abbott has been readmitted into the Labour Party over a year after she was suspended. Parliament’s longest-serving female MP was kicked o...S4