Angela Rayner has said Diane Abbott should be able to stand as a Labour candidate - as she denied the party's leadership is acting in a "factional way".
The deputy Labour leader told political editor Beth Rigby on the Sky News Daily Podcast that she can't see any reason why the veteran Corbyn ally "can't be a Labour MP if that's what she wants to do".
A row erupted over Ms Abbott's future after she finally had the whip restored following a year-long suspension over comments she made about Jewish people not facing racism, which she later apologised for.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/no-reason-diane-abbott-cant-stand-in-general-election-as-a-labour-candidate-says-angela-rayner-13145508
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The deputy Labour leader told political editor Beth Rigby on the Sky News Daily Podcast that she can't see any reason why the veteran Corbyn ally "can't be a Labour MP if that's what she wants to do".
A row erupted over Ms Abbott's future after she finally had the whip restored following a year-long suspension over comments she made about Jewish people not facing racism, which she later apologised for.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/no-reason-diane-abbott-cant-stand-in-general-election-as-a-labour-candidate-says-angela-rayner-13145508
#dianeabbott #labourparty #generalelection2024
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