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10,000 sign petition to restore Labour whip to Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott addressing the People's Assembly Britain is Broken national demonstration in central London, November 5, 2022

A GROWING campaign for the Labour whip to be restored to MP Diane Abbott has seen more than 10,000 people sign a petition, with trade union general secretaries and other leading figures supporting the demand.

A new model motion has been launched for organisations, unions and branches to adopt in her support.

The “Restore the Whip” campaign has now set a new target of 15,000 signatures for the petition.

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