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Blocked Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen will stand against Starmer’s party as an independent at election

Faiza Shaheen will take on Tory grandee Iain Duncan Smith as an independent candidate

The Independent UK

Faiza Shaheen to stand as independent candidate after quitting Labour over selection row

Faiza Shaheen accused Sir Keir Starmer’s party of systematic Islamophobia and bullying after not being selected to fight for the Chingford & Woodford Green constituency

Evening Standard

Campaign catchup: Debate looming, Farage soaking, Whitby Woman rebelling

In today’s newsletter: Why you shouldn’t expect fireworks from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tonight – and how Nigel Farage got covered in milkshake

The Guardian - UK

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Blocked Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen quits the party and accuses it of a ‘hierarchy of racism’

Left-winger had been due to fight the Chingford and Woodford Green seat against former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith and is now free to stand as an independent

The Independent UK

Barred London Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen resigns from party

She described the experience of being barred from running for Labour as ‘cruel and devastating’

Evening Standard

'Profound disillusionment and anger': Seven Labour councillors quit the party

SEVEN councillors from Slough have quit the Labour Party citing "profound disillusionment and anger" over its treatment of both Diane…

The National (Scotland)

Faiza Shaheen has been badly let down by Labour – as have voters

Letters: Readers reflect on the treatment of the blocked Labour candidate and wonder what it means for the direction of the party

The Guardian - UK

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Campaign catchup: Farage running, Starmer bombing, Sunak sinking

In today’s newsletter: Our daily election round-up launches with Nigel Farage’s unerring ability to force everyone to talk about him

The Guardian - UK

White male MPs make mistakes and are mostly forgiven. Not so women of colour like Faiza Shaheen

It’s hard to escape the conclusion that, in its pursuit of power, Labour is willing to abandon women like me, says journalist Shaista Aziz

The Guardian - UK

Blocked Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen ‘considering standing in election as an independent’

Had been set to run against former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith

The Independent UK

Labour deny promising peerages to get MPs to stand down

THE Labour Party has denied offering peerages to former Labour MPs as incentives to quit and allow allies of Keir Starmer to stand in their…

The National (Scotland)

Secretive Labour group receives record donations from hedge fund billionaire

A SECRETIVE and influential Labour group has received a record-breaking amount of political donations in 2024 ...

The National (Scotland)

Anti-Israel graffiti plastered onto Labour constituency office in Chingford

Incident comes days after Fazia Shaheen was barred from running as Labour candidate in area

Evening Standard

Sunak pledges cash to towns as Starmer pitches ‘wealth creation’ amid election campaign

The Prime Minister has gone viral on TikTok for being cornered by a student, while Sir Keir Starmer fought discontent over candidate selection.

Evening Standard

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Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen says she does not think “there’s any way back” for her into the party

The former candidate addressed a rally in northeast London on Friday.

The Independent UK

Labour MP selections: Who’s in and who’s out amid Abbott and Shaheen row

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

The Guardian - UK

I was mistreated – and that’s why hundreds of people will no longer vote Labour, they’ve told me

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

The Guardian - UK

Power-drunk and arrogant: if this is how Starmer’s Labour treats its MPs, what will his party be like in power?

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

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The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour leader says Diane Abbott should be allowed to run in election

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

The Guardian - UK

Memo to Labour amid the Diane Abbott debacle: stop the pointless rows, stop making enemies

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

The Independent UK

Ex-Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen says she faced ‘racism, Islamophobia and bullying’ from inside party

‘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 Independent UK

Labour, Black voters and the damage of the Diane Abbott row

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?

The Guardian - UK

Jon Stewart weighs in on Labour blocking academic from standing in UK election

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

Salon

Did "The Daily Show" affect UK politics?

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

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

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