Diane Abbott to be banned from standing for Labour.

Wonder who tipped The Times,

Did anybody ‘tip The Times’ or was it all made up - easy to do by ‘quoting a source’!

DA has said she has been barred from standing at an impromptu press opportunity/rally on the steps of Hackney Town Hall Wednesday evening.

Yes she did; she also said (not at the rally) she hadn’t heard from the Labour NEC directly. So, it would appear that she, and all her ‘supports’ who are happily manipulating the situation, got their information from The Times article. Until Abbot says unequivocally she has been informed by the Labour NEC that she is barred, it’s all conjecture, rumour and hearsay, whipped up by those with an axe to grind.

I agree DiamondLily this silly drama has been allowed to spiral out of control by ‘interested parties’ and is distracting from the things that really matter to the country - which, of course has been their intention all along.

She did say she had been banned, It was during an interview.

Whether she got confused by reporters, I don’t know.

Whatever, this silly drama has overridden the important things - policies.🙄

LizzieDrip

^She was never "unpermitted" to stand. We would have heard about that when it happened. It was the Times MSM article who stirred it up that she was banned and then came the reaction^

Absolutely Wyllow. All this about her being barred is currently a moot point because no decision has yet been taken. All this hoo ha was deliberately caused by the Times article, saying their info had come from ‘a source’ within the Labour Party. OK Times, name the source then - no? thought so! I don’t believe a word written or spoken by MSM - everything they print & say has some agenda behind it. Charlatans, the lot of ‘em!

LizzieDrip DA has said she has been barred from standing at an impromptu press opportunity/rally on the steps of Hackney Town Hall Wednesday evening.

I cannot see Abbott as the injured party, it all happened so quickly. Wonder who tipped The Times,

The NEC will decide if she can stand or not

She was never "unpermitted" to stand. We would have heard about that when it happened. It was the Times MSM article who stirred it up that she was banned and then came the reaction

Absolutely Wyllow. All this about her being barred is currently a moot point because no decision has yet been taken. All this hoo ha was deliberately caused by the Times article, saying their info had come from ‘a source’ within the Labour Party. OK Times, name the source then - no? thought so! I don’t believe a word written or spoken by MSM - everything they print & say has some agenda behind it. Charlatans, the lot of ‘em!

Glorianny

Diane Abbott should of course have been permitted to stand as a Labour candidate. The rumour is that she was planning to resign anyway. If she had been allowed to stand and had declined because of her ill health Starmer would have had a wonderful PR opportunity. There would have been huge amounts of publicity about her and her outstanding career. He could have congratulated her and recognised her achievements. She could have retired gracefully.
Instead it's turned into a complete farce.

She was never "unpermitted" to stand. We would have heard about that when it happened.

It was the Times MSM article who stirred it up that she was banned and then came the reaction.

Guess is everyone was expecting an autumn election and the NEC and Abbott herself hadn't taken any steps as to her standing

Abbott retire gracefully?

Diane Abbott should of course have been permitted to stand as a Labour candidate. The rumour is that she was planning to resign anyway. If she had been allowed to stand and had declined because of her ill health Starmer would have had a wonderful PR opportunity. There would have been huge amounts of publicity about her and her outstanding career. He could have congratulated her and recognised her achievements. She could have retired gracefully.
Instead it's turned into a complete farce.

She said so in an interview on SKY last night.

Anniebach

Quote GrannyGravy13 Fri 31-May-24 09:10:53
The prospective labour candidate for Chingford & Woodford Green has been banned for standing.

Faiza Shaheen allegedly liked anti-Semitic posts on X

Labour issues regarding candidates is rather messy, along with Lloyd Russell-Moyle that makes two who are barred from standing and one (DA) who nobody seems to know if she has been barred or not…

Shaheen did like anti semetic posts not allegedly, her explanation it was in the night and she was breast feeding

Is that an excuse for her, If we are not careful even more Jewish people will feel under threat if the likes if her and Abbott are allowed to stand.
Not something many people will be happy about if they have any sense.

I have noticed Diane Abbott shaking, and I wondered if she had the beginnings of Parkinson’s Disease. I certainly hope not, as I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
I still think she’s unfit (health wise) to stand for parliament again.

Quote GrannyGravy13 Fri 31-May-24 09:10:53
The prospective labour candidate for Chingford & Woodford Green has been banned for standing.

Faiza Shaheen allegedly liked anti-Semitic posts on X

Labour issues regarding candidates is rather messy, along with Lloyd Russell-Moyle that makes two who are barred from standing and one (DA) who nobody seems to know if she has been barred or not…

Shaheen did like anti semetic posts not allegedly, her explanation it was in the night and she was breast feeding

I wish DA well, and hope that she makes a decision that is right for her, and her health.

Iam and Anniebach, I didn't see it.
I did know she has had problems before with her diabetes.
I hope she's OK.

The prospective labour candidate for Chingford & Woodford Green has been banned for standing.

Faiza Shaheen allegedly liked anti-Semitic posts on X

Labour issues regarding candidates is rather messy, along with Lloyd Russell-Moyle that makes two who are barred from standing and one (DA) who nobody seems to know if she has been barred or not…

The shaking was much more than anxiety. DA has health problems and doesn’t seem fit enough to work as an MP/.

As she is diabetic quite possibly her sugar levels wobbled

I don’t think she’s well, but the decision is now down to the NEC, who have to make a decision, according to the news on radio.

Surely MP’s are use to pressure

I haven't seen this but I think I would shake if I was under her level of pressure.
😕

Just seen her on news. She is holding a microphone and it is shaking like mad as she speaks. Wondering if she has Parkinsons.

Iam I was at that party conference 1985 , Eric Hefner, Derek
Hatton

So what? Do you know how small the Jewish population is in the UK?
Compare the numbers with how many Muslims there are in the UK.

tickingbird

^1. There was no begging^

2. Many communities prefer single sex arrangements. Orthodox Jews for example.

She was basically pleading for their votes and you know very little about Orthodox Jews and, in any case, there are very few of them in the UK. Jews in general come to that!

The figures in the UK are even more striking. About 80,000 charedi Jews live in the country, constituting about one in four of the whole. In fact, charedi Jews comprise a larger fraction of the total Jewish population in the UK than in any other country in the world, bar Belgium. And by 2040, the proportion here will be closer to one in three.
www.jpr.org.uk/insights/one-seven-all-jews-are-strictly-orthodox-2040-it-will-be-one-five