Diane Abbott free to stand for Labour in election, says Starmer
by Aletha Adu and Rowena Mason from on (#6N6J9)
Veteran MP had party whip restored this week, but it was suggested she might be barred' from running
Diane Abbott is free to stand" as a Labour candidate in the general election, Keir Starmer has said.
The news comes four days after it was revealed that the Labour party had concluded an investigation in December into controversial remarks Abbott had made, and that she had completed the required antisemitism training in February, but the party had not decided whether or not to readmit her.
Continue reading...