Diane Abbott says she’s been barred from standing as Labour MP at election

Diane Abbott has told the BBC she has been barred from standing for Labour at the general election.

The former shadow home secretary was suspended in April 2023 after saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”.

On Tuesday it was revealed her suspension had been lifted following an investigation.

But she told the BBC she will not be allowed to stand for the party in her Hackney North and Stoke Newington seat.