Labour candidate says she’s been blocked from standing

Faiza Shaheen has told BBC Newsnight that she has been told she will not be Labour’s candidate in Chingford and Woodford Green, after allegedly liking anti-Semitic posts on X.

Speaking to Victoria Derbyshire, Faiza said she was in a state of shock, after receiving an email telling her candidacy had been blocked.

The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party (NEC) have said they have not endorsed her as a candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green and she will not be the Labour candidate.