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Keir Starmer’s misogynoir over Diane Abbott is showing again

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Diane Abbott says she has been banned from standing for Labour at election

Starmer denies Diane Abbott barred from standing for Labour at election

U.K.'s first Black woman lawmaker ‘dismayed’ by prospect of being barred from running for Labour

Keir Starmer, leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party, has denied Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Diane Abbott's claim that she had been barred from standing in the July general election, saying that "no decision" had been made.

Abbott, the UK's first black female MP, had been suspended last year for saying that racism isn't something that Jewish people face "all their lives," with Labour announcing Tuesday that her suspension had been lifted after an investigation.

BBC News

The MP informed the BBC on Wednesday that while the suspension had been lifted, she had been barred from standing in the election, adding that she was "very dismayed." Abbot has represented Labour in parliament since 1987.

Al Jazeera

Speaking later in the day, Starmer said it was untrue that Labour made a decision to bar Abbott, but said that national executive committee is yet to select a candidate to represent Labour in Abbott's riding.

UK Labour Party Keir Starmer Denies Diane Abbott Barred From Election

UK Labour Party Keir Starmer Denies Diane Abbott Barred From Election

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