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Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate in election

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Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate in election

Diane Abbott 'free' to stand as Labour candidate in election

Sir Keir Starmer says Diane Abbott is "free to go forward" as a Labour candidate in the election.

Ms Abbott had the whip restored on Tuesday but media reports said she had been banned from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election.

Report by Czubalam.

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