The Latest Breaking News from Faiza Shaheen

Several left-wing Labour candidates have been barred from standing at the general election

Years of work and my connection to the community have been brushed aside. But after months of being isolated and bullied, I should have known this was coming, says deselected Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen

Labour’s purge of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott increases my fear about how it will behave in office, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Anas Sarwar says he agrees with Angela Rayner that north London MP is ‘a historic figure in our party’

The party needs to move its campaign on from stories about factionalist infighting – and get on with winning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

‘I’ve not experienced this level of relentless hostility in my life - even from the Conservatives,’ said Faiza Shaheen after she was blocked from standing

The strength of feeling in Hackney has been echoed elsewhere, with dozens of prominent Black Britons signing an open letter – seen by The Independent – warning the furore risked alienating Black voters, Race Correspondent Nadine White writes. But is the party already seeing damage on the doorstep?

US chatshow host describes as ‘dumb’ decision not to endorse Faiza Shaheen as candidate for London seat over tweets she liked

The 2014 sketch pokes fun at how difficult it can be to discuss Israel and Palestine without backlash

Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK election

Faiza Shaheen said she was not surprised she had been suspended