Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs

Labour has readmitted MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid and restored their parliamentary whip, per The Guardian. Each underwent a separate independent disciplinary process, with both decisions coming just under two weeks into Andy Burnham's premiership. The party says its leadership played no role in either decision.

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