The veteran MP, first elected in 1987, has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks over whether or not she would run forIn a social media post on Sunday, Abbott said: “I intend to run and to win as Labour’s candidate.”returned to her last week – after 13 months of suspension – there were also reports she would be still banned from standing in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington.But Abbott dispelled these claims, writing on X: “This is factually incorrect.
I am the adopted Labour candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington. I intend to run and to win as Labour's candidate.Labour’s probe into her actions concluded in December. National Executive Committee then issued her with a “formal warning” for “engaging in conduct that in the opinion of the NEC, prejudicial and grossly detrimental to the Labour Party”.
At the committee’s request, Abbott completed an “online e-learning module” in February, a move allegedly acknowledged by the chief whip, although she did not get the whip back until May.Keir Starmer Says Diane Abbott Is 'Free' To Stand As Labour Candidate In Huge U-TurnHuffPost UK Daily Brief Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our