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The World Tonight: Diane Abbott vows to be MP 'by any means'

Diane Abbott vows to be MP 'by any means'

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Is there a purge of the left in the Labour Party?

The veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has vowed to continue serving in the Commons "by any means". As the row deepens over how Labour has handled Britain's first black female MP, we ask whether a purge of the left is underway.

As the prime minister campaigns in South West England - Shaun Ley has also been there to find out how much of a threat tactical voting poses to the Tories. 

Also: What a viral AI image about Rafah - shared nearly 45 million times on Instagram - tells us about the social media battle over Gaza.

And an unwelcome gift from North Korea to the South: why is Pyongyang sending balloons filled with rubbish and excrement to its neighbour?

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