Diane Abbott says she WILL run for Labour in the General Election and shoots down claims she was offered a seat in the Lords – insisting ‘I would not accept one’
Diane Abbott has said she plans to ‘run and win’ Work‘candidate’ in the general election as she shot down claims she had been offered a seat in the Lords.
Ms Abbott wrote on social media that reports that left-wing MPs had been given peerages to resign were “factually incorrect” and stressed “I would not accept one”.
It comes after a bitter row within the Labor Party over whether to select her as their candidate.
But after days of indecision and speculation, the veteran left-wing MP has said she plans to ‘run and win’ as Labor’s candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
She said: ‘I have never been offered a seat in the Lords, and I would not accept one if offered.
‘I am the accepted Labor candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington. I intend to run and win as a Labor candidate.”
The PvdA has not yet commented.
Diane Abbott (pictured) has told social media followers she plans to ‘run and win’ as Labor candidate in the general election
Ms Abbott said reports that left-wing MPs had been given peerages to resign were “factually incorrect”.
Pictured: Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party, speaks during a Labor general election campaign
Ms Abbott was suspended from Labor last year after suggesting that Jewish, Irish and Traveler people experience prejudice but not racism, leading to a long-running process that saw her run as an independent MP.
She had the Labor whip reinstated this week, but was told she may be ‘barred’ from standing for the party in the general election.
For days, Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer refused to say whether Ms Abbott would defend her seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington on July 4 as he faced claims of a “purge” of left-wing candidates.
On Friday he said she was “free” to stand for election after the row over her candidacy overshadowed much of Labor’s campaign last week.
More to follow.
