Starmer denies Diane Abbott barred from standing for Labour at election

Party leader says whip restored to Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP and ‘not true’ she has been banned from running

Keir Starmer has denied that Diane Abbott has been banned from standing as a Labour MP at the next election, as the saga over the potential end to her 40-year career in the party risked descending into chaos.

The Labour leader’s comments directly contradicted newspaper briefings that the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, who was suspended from the party in April 2023 for comments she made about racism, was being barred from standing again.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Party leader says whip restored to Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP and ‘not true’ she has been banned from runningUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has denied that Diane Abbott has been banned from standing as a Labour MP at the next election, as the saga over the potential end to her 40-year career in the party risked descending into chaos.The Labour leader’s comments directly contradicted newspaper briefings that the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, who was suspended from the party in April 2023 for comments she made about racism, was being barred from standing again. Continue reading…