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Keir Starmer has said it is “not true” that Diane Abbott has been banned from standing as a Labour candidate at the general election.
The veteran MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington has been given the Labour whip back after a lengthy suspension.But it has been reported she will not be allowed to stand for re-election as a Labour candidate in the seat she has represented since 1987.But speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Starmer said this was not accurate.
Labour’s National Executive Committee wrote to Abbott in December issuing her with a “formal warning” for “engaging in conduct that was “prejudicial and grossly detrimental” to the party.Starmer is under pressure to explain what he has said about the investigation. Last week he said Abbott was still “going through” and independent disciplinary process despite it having already concluded.
Abbott was the first black woman to be elected to parliament when she won her seat, which she currently holds with a majority of more than 33,000.Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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