UK's Labour, after backlash, says Abbott can run in election
Diane Abbott, who was first elected in 1987, had been suspended by the party for over a year after she said Jewish, Irish and Traveller people did not face racism
Labour party MP and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott speaks during the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, Britain September 22, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/PETER NICHOLLS)ByREUTERS