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Angela Rayner has been branded a hypocrite for wanting Diane Abott back in the Labour Party.
Former shadow home secretary Ms Abbott has sat as an independent MP since April after the Labour whip was withdrawn following a letter she sent to a newspaper suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”.
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The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, apologised “unreservedly”.
Ms Abbott, who has been at the centre of a Conservative race row in recent days, almost a year later is still awaiting the outcome of an independent process looking into her remarks.
Ms Rayner, asked at a lunch with Westminster reporters if she wanted to see Ms Abbott back in the Parliamentary Labour Party, said: “Personally, I would like to see Diane back but the Labour Party has to follow its procedures.
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“And for me, that is the most important thing, that we have made sure our party is fit to govern by making sure we have got complaint procedures that are robust and people can have confidence in.
“So it doesn’t matter what I think because I don’t make that decision because it is done through a panel, it has gone through experts, and I’m not involved in that process.”
Ms Rayner also condemned as “absolutely chilling” alleged comments by a top Tory donor that she made him “want to hate all Black women” and that she should be “shot”.
Earlier, Keir Starmer told BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine that Ms Abbott needs "an arm around her" but the issue of restoring the whip was "completely different" and "subject to an ongoing investigation".
Sir Keir would not be drawn on whether or not Ms Abbott, who currently sits as an independent, could expect to become a Labour MP again, saying the investigation into her conduct was "not resolved".
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The Labour leader said the longest-serving black MP was a "trailblazer" and called the language allegedly used by Frank Hester "abhorrent".
But he said the issue of allowing the Hackney MP back into the party was an "entirely different issue".
He added: "That was about allegations of antisemitism in relation to a letter… which is subject to an ongoing investigation, which is separate from me. That’s not something which I conduct.”
Craig Tracey, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party said: "Whatever Sir Keir claims about changing the Labour Party, the truth is nothing has changed.
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"Yesterday Andy McDonald had the whip restored after he repeated an antisemitic chant, today Starmer's deputy wants Diane Abbott back in the fold after her vile antisemitic comments.
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