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Keir Starmer denies Labour ‘left-wing cull’ after Faiza Shaheen blocked from election

Labour deputy chief Angela Rayner says she backs Diane Abbott to face as a Labour candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington on the normal election.

Defying her personal social gathering, Sir Keir Starmer’s proper hand stated: “I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand as a Labour MP going forward. I am saying that as the deputy leader of the Labour Party.”

Ms Rayner has praised Abbott and stated she has been a trailblazer and that she is “not happy” about detrimental briefings to the papers in regards to the veteran MP.

Her assist comes as Sir Keir is being accused of carrying a wider purge of the left – one thing even Tony Blair didn’t do – with candidate Faiza Shaheen discovering out final night time she was barred.

According to reviews, she was suspended by the social gathering after she allegedly preferred a collection of posts on X that downplayed antisemitism accusations.

In a brand new headache for Starmer, the MP for the Chingford and Woodford Green stated she is going to problem the choice and accused the social gathering of unleashing a “campaign of prejudice” towards her to fulfill a “factional agenda”.

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Breaking: Angela Rayner defies social gathering and defends Diane Abbott

The Labour deputy chief says she is backing Ms Abbott as a candidate for Hackney North on the election.

She stated: “I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand as a Labour MP going forward… I am saying that as the deputy leader of the Labour Party”.

Ms Rayner added that Abbott has been a trailblazer and she or he is “not happy” about detrimental briefings to the papers about her. “I don’t think that is how we should conduct ourselves.”

She beforehand stated she needed to see the veteran MP again to the Labour Party after she was suspended fro 11 months.

Ms Rayner stated she was annoyed over the size of the social gathering investigation over her letter on The Observer.

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‘I gained’t power untimely web zero measures’, Sunak vows

Speaking to voters on the Niftylift manufacturing unit, he’s requested what is going to he do to attain web zero if elected.

The PM says: “Of course I believe in climate change, I want to get to net zero,” he stated.

“The questions is how do we get there. We need to be more serious. I want to prioritise our countries energy security…we are better off getting it here at home.

“I also want to prioritise your bills. What I don’t want to do is force you prematurely to rip out your boiler, change your car. We don’t need to do them right now.”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a Q&A with members of staff during a visit to Niftylift in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes half in a Q&A with members of employees throughout a go to to Niftylift in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

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Rishi Sunak grilled over partygate

Taking questions from the viewers, the prime minister was requested over belief following the social gathering gate scandal throughout the pandemic.

An viewers member asks: “My mum died in 2020 at the high of the pandemic. You probably remember the time where the parties were going down on Downing Street. You attended a gathering where you got a fixed penalty notice.

“How can anyone trust you or your party after things like this?”

Mr Sunak apologises, saying: “I am really sorry that you lost your mum. I can’t imagine what it must have been I am sorry for what it was going on in Downing Street.

“As you know, I was working on things to help you and your business and many other families like that… hopefully some of you here benefited from some of the support that we put in place.”

The then prime minister Boris Johnson (left), with then chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, at a gathering in the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street on his birthday, which was released with the publication of Sue's Gray report into Downing Street parties in Whitehall during the coronavirus lockdown
The then prime minister Boris Johnson (left), with then chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, at a gathering within the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street on his birthday, which was launched with the publication of Sue’s Gray report into Downing Street events in Whitehall throughout the coronavirus lockdown (Cabinet Office/PA)

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Rishi Sunak is talking from Buckinghamshire

The prime minister has launched his marketing campaign occasion in Milton Keynes.

Mr Sunak is giving a speech much like the one he gave yesterday in Devon.

He says the “penny is dropping” throughout Europe and that his Rwanda scheme would cut back immigration numbers.

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Businesses battered by Brexit urge Labour and Tories to slash EU tariffs

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Rishi Sunak assaults Labour’s pledges

The prime minsister took to social media to ask: “Does anyone actually know what Labour would do if they got into power?”

It comes as Jeremy Hunt printed a 24-page file outlining Labour’s insurance policies intimately which the Tories stated embrace prices of their guarantees.

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Watch: Nigel Farage refuses to again down over British Muslim feedback in conflict with Robert Peston

Farage refuses to again down over British Muslim feedback in conflict with Robert Peston

Nigel Farage defended his feedback claiming younger Muslims “do not subscribe to British values” in a heated conflict throughout a stay interview with Robert Peston. The former Ukip chief, who claimed there are British Muslims who “loathe” a lot of what the nation stands for, was accused of alienating them by the ITV political journalist on Wednesday (29 May). Mr Peston instructed throughout the conflict: “What we should be doing is building bridges between communities, not alienating them.” “So ignoring it – brush it under the carpet,” Mr Farage replied.

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Fire Brigades Union: ‘Abbott has been treated in an appalling way’

The union general secretary has accused Labour of “double standards” in the way the left-winger has been deal with.

Matt Wrack  said: “There are clearly double standards in how they have been treated as left-wingers and as women of colour when compared to more centrist MPs.

“It is only a matter of weeks since hard-right Tory Natalie Elphicke was welcomed with open arms.

“This has all been an embarrassing distraction. The Labour leadership must now act decisively to reinstate the affected candidates and ensure that no-one is barred from standing at the last minute with no due process.”

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‘Army at smallest size since Napoleon,’ says Labor

Shadow defence secretary John Haley has blamed the Tories for dropping Army numbers and stated figures have fallen under its goal determine for the primary time.

Mr Healey stated on social media: “The Tories have already cut the Army to its smallest size since Napoleon, now they’ve allowed soldier numbers to slump below their own target strength.”

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