Veteran Corbyn ally Diane Abbott’s potential ban from competing again is still up for debate, while Labour has suspended one candidate and refuses to support another.
The disarray within Labour over candidate selection, which includes the appointment of prominent members of the Labour right, has overshadowed the party’s general election campaign.
It was dubbed a “cull of left wingers” by Ms. Abbott.
The UK’s first black female MP, Ms. Abbott, has served in Hackney North for 37 years. Leader Sir Keir stated that no decision had been made regarding her ability to continue serving her seat.
She asserted that possessing the whip had prevented her from standing.
returned to her this week after being suspended for a year while an investigation was conducted into a letter she wrote for The Guardian claiming that racism does not affect Jews.
Ms. Abbott declared that she would “by any means possible” remain in Hackney North.
The Brighton Kemptown MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, declared that he has been suspended by Labour as a result of a “vexatious and politically motivated complaint” against him, and that he is not allowed to run for the party.
