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Henry Zeffman We're still waiting to hear from Labour HQ about Diane Abbott's claim that the party's banned her from standing at the election - but shadow health secretary Wes Streeting, who's doing the media round this morning, has been asked about it a few times.
Chief political correspondent He tells Radio 4's Today programme that it's a "decision for the Labour Party's National Executive Committee" - the party's government body.
It’s certainly true that there has been unease from lots of Pressed by the BBC's Justin Webb on whether Streeting wants Abbott to remain as an MP, he says "it's not a decision for me" - but that he has "enormous respect" for his colleague and everything she's achieved in politics.
MPs for some time about how long Diane Abbott’s suspension has lasted - and that Put to him that some of Abbott's allies think the party's leadership may have "stitched her up", Streeting says he "not going to rely on hearsay.
unease has spread across the Labour Party, far beyond Abbott’s usual allies on
the left.
There are some who think that her apology should have been sufficient
for her to be readmitted as it has been in some other disciplinary cases.
Others think that it was right that Abbott’s time as an MP was drawing to a
close but that the process has been needlessly fractious and undignified,
especially given her status as a trailblazer.
However, it’s worth remembering that Labour MPs are now
scattered around the country campaigning in their local areas.
Backlashes
usually build in Parliament when MPs get together to vent - that is physically
harder now.
In addition, lots of Labour MPs will be wary about attacking Labour leader Keir Starmer or his team during an election campaign, for fear that it will
damage his standing with the public.
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