Angela Rayner has said she wants to see Diane Abbott let back into the parliamentary Labour party and that she does not know why the party leadership has not apologised to the MP over racist abuse she faced internally. The party’s deputy leader said she sometimes shared “frustrations” with how long Labour investigations took, while noting they had to follow procedures. Abbott, who was first elected as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1987, has sat as an independent MP since April. The Labour whip was withdrawn after her letter to the Observer suggesting Jewish, Irish and all...