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General election 2024 latest news: Starmer faces backlash as veteran MP Diane Abbott confirms that she has been banned from standing for Labour at the election.
The veteran Labour MP had the party whip restored on Tuesday, but will not be able to stand for it on 4 July, she told the BBC
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.
Diane Abbott, Britain's longest-serving Black MP, has not been 'barred' from standing as a Labour candidate in the General Election.
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Diane Abbott is not banned from standing for Labour in the General Election as six trade unions urged him to let her run.