If it was up to me, I’d just let her stand. Her seat’s basically in the bag. She’s already apologised for what she said. Let her run and the issue is over.
If Starmer says it’s not true and she says that Labour “haven’t communicated with me personally”, then where is she getting the info from?
Like, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Labour were trying to bar her but… is it at all possible that she’s read it in the Times and believed it without any official word?
I wouldn’t put it past them to simply make that part up to try and sow division in Labour ranks. Which it most certainly has done.
Labour’s best move here is to quickly clarify that she’s not banned and announce her as the candidate, if she wants it.
Starmer’s just said this isn’t true. Really not clear what’s going on, now. Bit of a comms disaster!
Ffs, guess we wait and see who’s on the ballot for Hackney then?
If it was up to me, I’d just let her stand. Her seat’s basically in the bag. She’s already apologised for what she said. Let her run and the issue is over.
Tch, you won’t get far in politics with that sort of reasonable attitude and sense of proportion.
If Starmer says it’s not true and she says that Labour “haven’t communicated with me personally”, then where is she getting the info from?
Like, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Labour were trying to bar her but… is it at all possible that she’s read it in the Times and believed it without any official word?
I wouldn’t put it past them to simply make that part up to try and sow division in Labour ranks. Which it most certainly has done.
Labour’s best move here is to quickly clarify that she’s not banned and announce her as the candidate, if she wants it.
And that’s what they have done apparently: