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Diane Abbott suspended by Labour Party after comments about racism

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MP Diane Abbott is suspended by the Labour Party pending an investigation, the BBC understands.
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The exchequer secretary to the Treasury has said Diane Abbott's Labour suspension should be resolved as swiftly as possible. James Murray said there is a process underway to investigate the comments made by Ms Abbott about racism. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn...

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