12 hours later the labour leadership have lifted her suspension. but is she banned from standing as a labour candidate in this election? plus the conservatives say if they win the election they will now protect pensioners from their own future tax rises. are they neglecting young voters? welcome to election newsnight. we are live each weekday night at half past ten on bbc 2 and bbc news with interviews and insight. with me throughout the programme tonight labour mp dawn butler and former conservative chancellor kwasi kwarteng who, like around 76 of his tory colleagues, is standing down. first, let s bring you up to date with today s election stories starting with our exclusive that we broke this morning that the labour investigation into diane abbott over her comments on racism was finished five months ago. and tonight, the labour leadership have lifted thier suspension of ms abbott and restored the whip. nick s here. bring us up to date? as you said earlier this evening si
israel s prime minister is meeting the families of israeli hostages held, who are worried about the intensifying attacks on gaza. and right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we don t know if any of our bombs have killed them. here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. we demonstrators turn out in force. will talk to our co| a we will talk to our correspondent in a moment. protests are also taking place in other capital cities, with calls for a ceasefire. fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc they ve managed to reestablish some contact with their teams on the ground. communications have been down for such a long while. we have been talking to the un who have been using satellite phones to get some contact with their teens, but broadly the situation of communications blackout is still in place. that is the backdrop in gaza. our corresponde
to say two other things. first, and yes it s a repetition but i think it s a justified repetition, isn t it s a justified repetition, isn t it marvellous to see the right honourable and learned gentleman the memberfor honourable and learned gentleman the member for rushcliffe as father of the house and back here in rude health. secondly, in welcoming the presence of all colleagues today and congratulating all those in all parties who have been re elected, i hope experienced members will understand if i pay particular tribute to the, i believe, 87 members newly elected for the first time. whatever else you have done or will do in the course of your careers, there will be no greater honour than that which you have just attained as an elected member of parliament. i am sure each and eve ryo ne parliament. i am sure each and everyone of you will be very conscious of your responsibility to your constituents. rest assured, the speaker will look out for you and be very keen, sooner
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