Britain's Labor Party on Sunday suspended its deputy, Diane Abbott , who was the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons, over a letter she wrote about racism.

Abbott said in the letter, which she published in the newspaper "The Observer", that the Jews, the Irish and travelers are "undoubtedly victims of prejudices (...) but they are not subjected to racism for life," unlike blacks.

A Labor spokesman said the party "fully condemns these comments, which are deeply offensive and misleading," announcing that Diane Abbott had been suspended pending investigation.

Diane Abbott apologized on Twitter in the face of strong reactions to the letter. "I wish to completely and unreservedly withdraw my remarks and distance myself from them," she said.

"I want to apologize for all the pain I have caused," she added, noting that "racism takes many forms and it is undeniable that the Jewish people have suffered its ugly effects, just like the Irish, travelers and many others."

Diane Abbott wrote in her letter that these groups are "undoubtedly victims of prejudice (...) Many white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can be victims of prejudice."

"But they don't experience racism their whole lives. Before civil rights in America, they didn't have to sit in the back of the bus. In South Africa during apartheid, these groups had the right to vote."

The case comes days after local elections were held and the Labor Party is leading the opinion polls against the Conservatives, who have been in power for 13 years.

The issue of anti-Semitism is very sensitive in this party, which has been shaken in recent years by repeated events in this field.

In 2020, the EHRC found "unexplained" failures resulting from a "lack of will to address anti-Semitism" within the Labor Party.

At that time, Jeremy Corbyn, who was leader of the party between 2015 and 2020, was suspended from membership due to his questioning of a number of the report's conclusions.

In February, UK Labor leader Keir Starmer reiterated his desire to turn the page on the "scourge" of anti-Semitism.