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The Labour leader rejected claims Diane Abbott had been barred from standing for the party, but the episode highlights long-running party tensions.

With clarity still lacking over whether the countrys first black female MP will be able to stand for her party, it is a distraction from an otherwise slick election campaign.

Jacqueline McKenzie, decades-long friend and colleague of Diane Abbott, criticises her 'shoddy' treatment from Keir Starmer's Labour Party.

Will this botched stage handling backfire?

Labour MP Abbott has allegedly been barred from standing as a Labour candidate following comments about antisemitism

Confusion over the veteran left-winger has overshadowed Labour campaigning on the NHS.

<strong>Editorial:</strong> Keir Starmer should be concentrating on winning power, not becoming distracted by rows over MP selections

The Labour leadership has only itself to blame for becoming embroiled in a bitter and divisive row over the future of Dianne Abbott.

Tory Chair Richard Holden demands answers from Sir Keir Starmer over investigation

The Labour MP at the centre of a row over her future in the party claims "the national party" was "insisting" she be banned from running - despite leader Sir Keir Starmer denying a decision had been made.