Labour NEC to confirm Diane Abbott reselection despite ‘lies’ tweet

Sources say Abbott, who deleted post about Starmer, will be approved as election candidate on Tuesday

Diane Abbott will be reselected to fight her seat at a meeting of the Labour party's executive on Tuesday despite having suggested on social media that Keir Starmer was a liar, the Guardian understands.

Abbott will be on the list of 650 candidates picked to fight the general election that is rubber-stamped by the national executive committee (NEC), sources said.