diane abbott, is free to stand for election in her north london constituency. it follows days of wrangling over her future, following suspension from the party, over comments she made about how jewish, irish and traveller people, experience racism. she was re admitted to labour on wednesday. ms abbott has yet to say, if she ll stand. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. the story that s been rumbling on for most of this week has now come to a sort of conclusion after sir keir starmer said that diane abbott, a very long serving labour mp, she was the first black woman elected to parliament, is free to stand as a labour mp at this election. she had claimed she was being blocked by the party. so what we re waiting to hear from in the next few days is to hear from diane abbott herself. she hasn t commented publicly since sir keir starmer said this yesterday, so we re waiting to hear from her to confirm if she will indeed do so. the crucial thing, though, is that it is
yeah. you ve been through a lot, haven t you? you have, haven t you? but you re getting there. congratulations on your award, elouise. say thank you. thank you. congratulations to her. the british ambassador to mexico has been quietly removed from his post following a post where he appeared to aim an assault rifle. the clip reportedly showsjohn benjamin in a vehicle and looking down the gun s site as his colleagues, who appears to look nervous. it was caption, in the context of dealing killings in mexico by drug dealers, he dares to
joke. neither mr benjamin nor the british foreign office have commented so far of what appears to be a badly misplaced joke. music festival season is almost here in the uk. of course, it is raining, and later this month, thousands of fans will gather at worthy farm for the world famous glastonbury the world famous glastonbury festival. well, ever since he started rapping as a teenager, one rapper dreamed of performing there and he s now finally secured a slot. 0ur reporter natalie bell went to meet him. # different inside # because i m from a place that s deprived. 21st avenue, north hull estate, hu6. this is where it all started for me. i would say this street is probably the biggest inspiration to my music. growing up on this estate, chiedu, did you ever imagine and picture yourself at glastonbury? i never thought back then that i would be performing at glastonbury. ever since chiedu 0raka began rapping as a teenager, one of his biggest dreams has been to perform in front