Four MPs suspended by Labour for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap have been readmitted into the parliamentary party. Labour has restored the whip to Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain and Rebecca Long-Bailey, after they spent just over six months as independents. Three others who rebelled in July’s vote – former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana – remain suspended. All seven MPs are on the left of the party but the three who have not had their suspension lifted have continued to be critical of the government over the past six months.
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