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Osamor gets Labour whip back
Kate Osamor speaks during the second day of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, September 26, 2016

LEFT Labour MP Kate Osamor has had the party whip restored three months after she was suspended for remarks about the genocide in Gaza made on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Labour chief whip Alan Campbell confirmed the move and Ms Osamor, who represents Edmonton in north London, said: “I am grateful to the Labour Party for their investigation into my conduct and I accept the outcome in full.

“I want to unreservedly apologise again for my comments.

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