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The Latest Breaking News from Diane Abbott

UK politics: Diane Abbott free to stand as a Labour candidate, says Starmer – as it happened

Latest from campaign trail sees leader of the opposition head to Scotland, after his visit to Wales

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer distances himself from Angela Rayner in row over Diane Abbott

The Labour leader broke with Ms Rayner and declined to give a view on whether the veteran left-winger should be allowed to run as a Labour candidate

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour election candidate, says Keir Starmer after backlash over barring her

The party is being gripped by a huge row over whether the veteran MP should be allowed to stand again for Parliament

Evening Standard

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Memo to Labour amid the Diane Abbott debacle: stop the pointless rows, stop making enemies

The party needs to move its campaign on from stories about factionalist infighting – and get on with winning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour, Black voters and the damage of the Diane Abbott row

The strength of feeling in Hackney has been echoed elsewhere, with dozens of prominent Black Britons signing an open letter – seen by The Independent – warning the furore risked alienating Black voters, Race Correspondent Nadine White writes. But is the party already seeing damage on the doorstep?

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer put on the back foot over treatment of Diane Abbott

Labour spent the day in a muddle of its own making over whether or not the north London MP would be standing again

The Guardian - UK

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK election

The Guardian - UK

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Leading Black figures criticise Labour’s ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Diane Abbott

Open letter says party’s inability to make a decision on Abbott’s future is example of systemic racism

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott row fails to harm Labour’s support in weekly tracker poll

Exclusive: The latest weekly tracker poll from Techne UK saw support for the Tories rise by two points but Labour remain unchanged

The Independent UK

Which leftwingers won’t be Labour candidates in the general election?

Diane Abbott’s doubtful position has thrown a spotlight on the fate of other leftwing figures

The Guardian - UK

There are three ways for Labour to head off looming disaster over Diane Abbott – but there’s not much time

The party seems unaware of the anger from those who fear that a pioneer and others like her have been targeted, says campaigner and peer Simon Woolley

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s treatment of Diane Abbott shows the party at its most cruel

Letters: Readers respond to Labour’s investigation following the Hackney MP’s suspension from the party in April 2023, and the long delay in coming to a resolution

The Guardian - UK

Blocked candidate to take legal action over 'campaign of racism from Labour'

LABOUR will be challenged in the courts over allegations an MP hopeful was blocked after a “systematic campaign of racism, Islamophobia and…

The National (Scotland)

Who are the current and former Labour MPs who lost the party whip?

Labour veteran Diane Abbott has had her party whip returned, but several opposition MPs never got it back — here’s who and why

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The Guardian - UK

Blocked Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen to challenge deselection

Shaheen claims party has ‘problem with black and brown people’ after panel stops her standing in London seat

The Guardian - UK

Hackney North and Stoke Newington voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

The Guardian is reporting from the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington to find out what issues people there care about most – and we want your help

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner defies Starmer as she backs Diane Abbott as a Labour general election candidate

Angela Rayner has sided with Diane Abbott as a row over candidate selection for Labour threatens to derail the party’s election campaign

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand for Labour, says Angela Rayner

Exclusive: Deputy leader says Abbott has not been treated fairly by some and confirms she has not been barred from running

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‘Appalling cull’: Britain’s Labour bars another left-winger from election

Critics accuse party of conducting a purge of left-wingers, as Faiza Shaheen deselected over social media posts.

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen Labour stitch-ups in my time. But nothing as shameless as this

If MPs are scared of voicing an alternative view, then debate within the party will dry up – and a Starmer government will suffer, says former MP Chris Mullin

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Keir Starmer's handling of the Diane Abbott row makes the Tories' campaign look slick

Oh dear, oh dear. Who was it who said divided parties don’t win elections? Who could have guessed that civil war would be convulsing not the incumbents but their challengers only a week into GE 2024?

Evening Standard

Charity boss at centre of royal race row Ngozi Fulani stands with Diane Abbott

The Sistah Space founder made headlines for complaining about a royal aide’s behaviour in 2022

The Independent UK

Timeline of Diane Abbott’s suspension: From her comments on racism to Labour ‘election ban’

It’s still unclear whether the veteran MP will be able to run for Labour

The National (Scotland)

Labour accused of 'appalling' left-wing cull amid selection chaos

Labour veteran Diane Abbott accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “appalling” cull of left-wingers as she faced continued uncertainty about her own…

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott backed to be MP by Angela Rayner and union bosses in growing storm for Keir Starmer

Party is racing to fill a national list of would-be MPs by June 7 after Rishi Sunak called a snap election

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