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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Diane Abbott backed to be MP by Angela Rayner and union bosses in growing storm for Keir Starmer

Party is racing to fill a national list of would-be MPs by June 7 after Rishi Sunak called a snap election

Evening Standard

Labour select candidate who said smuggler gangs should be 'shipped to Scotland'

THE SNP have challenged Anas Sarwar to call for the deselection of a Labour Party candidate who said smuggler gangs should be “shipped to…

The National (Scotland)

Tories taunt Keir Starmer over Diane Abbott fiasco

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has questioned how Keir Starmer hopes to handle Vladimir Putin if he cannot make a decision on Diane Abbott’s future

The Independent UK

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Diane Abbott accuses Labour of ‘leftwing cull’ after two colleagues barred from standing

Faiza Shaheen deselected and Lloyd Russell-Moyle suspended, as Abbott vows to stay on for ‘as long as it is possible’

The Guardian - UK

Labour condemned as candidate 'not endorsed' in row over social media posts

LABOUR have been accused of the “worst political tribalism” after a candidate claimed she was not endorsed by the party over a series of posts…

The National (Scotland)

Stealth tax on income will stay until 2028 if Conservatives are re-elected, admits Jeremy Hunt

The Chancellor clashes with Labour’s Rachel Reeves over VAT

Evening Standard

No decision taken on barring Diane Abbott from selection as Labour candidate, says Keir Starmer – as it happened

It comes after former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the party’s treatment of Abbott was ‘a disgrace’

The Guardian - UK

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Labour and Conservatives rule out VAT hikes amid row over tax plans

The chancellor accused Labour of secretly planning to raise VAT, while Labour accused the Conservatives of having a £71bn hole in their spending plans

The Independent UK

Faiza Shaheen blocked by Labour from running in east London amid questions over social media posts

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of ‘culling’ left wing Labour members

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Diane Abbott, Faiza Shaheen, and how the Labour party is changing

In today’s newsletter: What explains the treatment of Britain’s first Black female MP – and is it part of a pattern?

The Guardian - UK

EU keen to deepen ties with a Labour PM but will not offer radical concessions

UK relationship ‘isn’t taking up as much of our mental space as it was a few years ago’, says EU diplomat

The Guardian - UK

Labour to face fresh attack from Green party in key seats in election

Party hopes to lure voters who want radical change and strong climate policies, rather than centrism

The Guardian - UK

If Labour wins a 1945-style landslide, it will have no excuse for playing it safe

Sticking to the Tories’ nonsensical fiscal rules, as it says it will, would be a political and economic mistake, says the Guardian’s economic editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

UK Parliament Dissolves Ahead Of Election

The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule.

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner ‘cleared by HMRC’ over council house row

Deputy Labour leader had faced claims she may have dodged capital gains tax and council tax

The Independent UK

‘When I heard the news I went potty’: Diane Abbott’s Hackney constituents react to Labour ‘election ban’

People living in Diane Abbott’s Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency voiced their views as the uncertainty hangs over the future of the veteran MP

The Guardian - UK

Sunak rejects Farage’s offer of electoral deal with Reform party

Brexit campaigner suggested he and prime minister should ‘have a conversation’ after favours he had done Tories over the years

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel sick’: fury in Diane Abbott’s constituency at treatment of their MP

Hackney North and Stoke Newington voters express anger and unease – and most say MP should be allowed to stand

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The Guardian - UK

Rish!’s farewell tour reveals the true meaning of futility

After a stop in Devon, where his audience appeared uniformly bored, you had to wonder, where are the rest of the cabinet?

The Guardian - UK

I want to be an MP for as long as possible, Diane Abbott tells supporters

Comments at rally in east London follow Keir Starmer’s denial that the Hackney MP would be barred from standing in the election

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Diane Abbott: an unnecessary mess of Labour’s own making

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer should be concentrating on winning power, not becoming distracted by rows over MP selections

The Independent UK

Diane Abbott vows to stay on as MP as Labour descends into chaos over botched suspension

Diane Abbott spoke to supporters at rally outside Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday evening

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs dreamers and idealists like Jeremy Corbyn

Letters: We need a centrist, electable party, writes one Labour member, but a good result for its former leader as an independent in Islington North would be welcome. Plus letters from Libby Telling, Simon Short, Susan Merli and Graeme Smith

The Independent UK

What to know as Conservatives and Labour vie for votes 1 week into Britain's election campaign

The first week of Britain’s six-week election campaign has seen frenetic activity but not much movement

Evening Standard

OPINION - Yes, no, maybe: will Diane Abbott be allowed to stand for Labour?

Today was supposed to be Labour's big NHS day. You know, the one where party of the health service seeks office in order to once again save the health service. And with waiting lists languishing at a near-record 7.54 million, they have a case to make. Unfortunately for the party,…

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