Veteran MP Diane Abbott has told the BBC she believes Labour's leadership is trying to force her out, following her second suspension from the party.

She was asked in an interview with the BBC whether she regretted the comments. But she replied: 'No, not at all.'

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party for a second time after repeating comments about racism for which she had previously apologised. The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP said the Labour leadership “wants me out”, and that her comments in a BBC interview released this week were “factually correct”.