Starmer declines to say whether he wants Diane Abbott to run for election
Labour leader Keir Starmer has declined to say whether he wants Diane Abbott to run as a Labour candidate in next month’s election, while repeating that she has not been formally barred by the Labour party.
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, he told listeners “Diane Abbott has had the whip returned to her, no decision has been taken to bar her from standing and the NEC…