is there a purge of the left? and the decision that will resonate around and the decision that will resonate around the and the decision that will resonate around the world. what will trump s trial mean around the world. what will trump s trial mean for his election chances? trump s trial. welcome to newsnight, live each weeknight at 10:30pm. our political panel with us this evening samuel kasumu, who was a special advisor to borisjohnson he resigned as the former pm s race advisor. and coco khan, who is co host of left leaning podcast, save the uk. welcome to verified live. welcomed to newsnight. we re starting tonight as we did last night talking about diane abbott. back now as a labour mp having been suspended, but uncertain, it would seem, about whether she would be able to stand at this election if she wanted to. she says been barred sir keir starmer says that s not true. here she is tonight at a rally in her london constituency. i promise you that, as l
tonight there is still confusion over whether the long serving labour mp diane abbott can or can t stand again in the general election. she had been readmitted as a labour mp after being suspended last year. today she has said she has been barred from standing, but sir keir starmer later said that wasn t true and no decision had yet been taken. there is a rally tonight in support of her in her local constituency in east london. will you be standing as an independent? will you be standing as an independent? will you be standing as an indeendent? ~ . , ., will you be standing as an indeendent? . ., , ., ., independent? what is labour said to ou? she independent? what is labour said to you? she was independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic after - independent? what is labour said to you? she was labour s pic after last| you? she was
his lawyers say it s all lies. palestinians flee rafah in southern gaza as israeli tanks arrive in the city for the first time. giving babies and young children smooth peanut butter could give them lifelong protection from peanut allergies say researchers. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing covering, coverage and analysis for correspondence in the uk and the rental world. and around the world. good evening. the veteran mp diane abbott has been reinstated by labour after she was suspended last year during a disciplinary process. but it s unclear tonight whether she will or can stand for the party at the general election. the hackney north and stoke newington mp, who was first elected in 1987, was suspended after suggesting that jewish, irish and traveller people did not face racism all their lives . it s understood that party officials had tried to broker a deal by which she would be readmitted in return for standing down. here s our political corresponde
12 hours later the labour leadership have lifted her suspension. but is she banned from standing as a labour candidate in this election? plus the conservatives say if they win the election they will now protect pensioners from their own future tax rises. are they neglecting young voters? welcome to election newsnight. we are live each weekday night at half past ten on bbc 2 and bbc news with interviews and insight. with me throughout the programme tonight labour mp dawn butler and former conservative chancellor kwasi kwarteng who, like around 76 of his tory colleagues, is standing down. first, let s bring you up to date with today s election stories starting with our exclusive that we broke this morning that the labour investigation into diane abbott over her comments on racism was finished five months ago. and tonight, the labour leadership have lifted thier suspension of ms abbott and restored the whip. nick s here. bring us up to date? as you said earlier this evening si
israel s prime minister is meeting the families of israeli hostages held, who are worried about the intensifying attacks on gaza. and right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we don t know if any of our bombs have killed them. here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. we demonstrators turn out in force. will talk to our co| a we will talk to our correspondent in a moment. protests are also taking place in other capital cities, with calls for a ceasefire. fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc they ve managed to reestablish some contact with their teams on the ground. communications have been down for such a long while. we have been talking to the un who have been using satellite phones to get some contact with their teens, but broadly the situation of communications blackout is still in place. that is the backdrop in gaza. our corresponde