Claire Coutinho has suggested that Labour is having a "wider purge of people because they've lost control of the parliamentary party". Anna Jones asked the shadow energy security and net zero secretary about Diane Abbott having the whip suspended. She told Sky News that she thinks Abbott is a "brilliant parliamentarian" but that it is "a matter for the Labour Party". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-small-boat-crossings-macron-state-visit-the-king-12593360 #politics