Faiza Shaheen has said she was ‘shocked’ Labour did not endorse her for a seat in northeast London, describing herself as a ‘fighter’.
Born into a working-class Pakistani-Fijian family, Shaheen said she was emailed by Labour confirming her deselection yesterday evening.
At the time, she had just wrapped up campaigning with her baby in tow.
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Reports claim she was blocked from standing for her social media activity, which included liking pro-Palestine posts on X.
It comes after Diane Abbott vowed to stand in her east London seat in the General Election ‘by any means necessary’.
Whether she will do so under a Labour banner remains up in the air after an investigation into her remarks suggesting Jewish people don’t face racism.
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