Labour announce Gateshead and Sunderland MP candidates thenorthernecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthernecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Diane Abbott, who has been MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, spoke out to clarify the situation as Keir Starmer faces a major backlash.
Keir Starmer is facing a mounting backlash over the treatment of the veteran left-winger, who has been MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987.
Labour in urgent search to replace veteran Selly Oak MP and Northfield hopeful as both quit birminghammail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghammail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The opposition leader tried to bat away criticism amid reports that the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn, had been told she could not run on July 4.