The newly-reinstated Labour MP was accused of promoting 'pro-Putin propaganda'

Labour is facing calls to expel Diane Abbott once again after the newly-reinstated Labour MP made "dangerous" remarks about Nato.

Last Thursday, Andy Burnham brought the Mother of the House back into the party, with a formal warning over her second suspension, while a number of MPs welcomed the decision.

But the new Prime Minister is now facing criticism after Ms Abbott was accused of fuelling "pro-Putin propaganda" by one disgruntled MP.

The 72-year-old even branded Ukraine's defensive war against Moscow a "Nato campaign against Russia".

"The reason there is such a hue and cry about military spending now is not because Russian forces are in Ukraine; that happened well over four years ago," Ms Abbott wrote in the Morning Star.

"No, the reason for the outlandish claims about an imminent Russian invasion is simply because Trump demanded more military spending from Nato members…"

Ms Abbott also ridiculed the idea that Russia posed a threat to Europe, insisting that claims the Kremlin would "sweep through" the continent soon was "not a serious proposition".

In a speech she delivered in June, the Hackney North & Stoke Newington MP said: "We meet at a crucial time for all those who are opposed to war and strive for peace.

"Because we are not trying to stop one war, we are having to fight to stop very many wars.

"There is a military build-up against China, there is the war and blockade in Iran and, finally, there is one of the biggest wars in Europe since the Second World War – the Nato campaign against Russia."

Another MP laid into the "dangerous and irresponsible" claims, telling The Telegraph: "There is no Nato war on Russia, no Western conspiracy to invent a threat. Russia invaded Ukraine to seize territory, and has waged a war of annihilation.

"From a member of the public, such claims might be dismissed as delusional. From a sitting MP, they are dangerous and irresponsible."

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Mr Burnham has already made clear his intention to continue the UK Government's unrivalled support for Ukraine.

Last week, the new Prime Minister told Volodymyr Zelensky: "I am with you 100 per cent".

Sir Keir Starmer booted the Mother of the House out of his party first in April 2023 when the MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington suggested Irish, Jewish and Travellers were not subjected to racism.

Instead, she said they experienced "prejudice" which she described as "similar to racism". The MP rescinded her comments after they sparked fury within her party and beyond.

In 2025, when she was asked if she regretted the controversial statement, she doubled down on her 2023 comments, responding: "No, not at all."

She said: "Clearly, there must be a difference between racism which is about colour and other types of racism because you can see a Traveller or a Jewish person walking down the street, you don’t know [the background of the person].

"You don’t know unless you stop to speak to them or you’re in a meeting with them.

"But if you see a Black person walking down the street, you see straight away that they’re Black. They are different types of racism."