The Labour leader insisted he wants the best possible candidates to stand for his party on July 4.
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is not trying to block left-wingers from standing for Labour after Diane Abbott claimed they are facing an “appalling” cull.
And Faiza Shaheen said she is in shock and feels she is the victim of a “huge injustice” after not being endorsed as the Labour candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green. She said: “At 9pm last night, by email, I learned that Labour has removed me as its candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green, less than six weeks before the General Election, after working to win this seat for over four years.”
Speaking to broadcasters in Monmouthshire, Sir Keir said: “The situation in relation to Diane Abbott is that no decision has been taken to bar her and you have to remember that she was a trailblazer as an MP, she overcame incredible challenges to achieve what she achieved in her political career. The Momentum campaign group, which was set up to support Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership, criticised Sir Keir’s comments about candidate selection.“Plain as day, Keir Starmer is purging left-wingers for the crime of believing in causes like public ownership and anti-racism.
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