Carpenter resigned from the Lee's Summit district in July 2019, taking a $750,000 buyout, after a tenure marked by controversy over his efforts to implement equity and inclusion training for faculty.

She is the longest-serving female member of the House of Commons, Britain’s first black woman MP and former shadow Home Secretary.Her achievements are undisputed even by those who oppose her, but Diane Abbott is also becoming the distillation of Sir Keir Starmer’s battle with the left of his party.