General election latest: Starmer hasn’t spoken to Diane Abbott ‘in months’ as Tories pick up in the polls

Labour leader is facing accusastions of systematic racism amid divisive row over veteran left-wing MP

Labour, Black voters and the damage of the Diane Abbott row

The strength of feeling in Hackney has been echoed elsewhere, with dozens of prominent Black Britons signing an open letter – seen by The Independent – warning the furore risked alienating Black voters, Race Correspondent Nadine White writes. But is the party already seeing damage on the doorstep?

Angela Rayner defies Starmer as she backs Diane Abbott as a Labour general election candidate

Angela Rayner has sided with Diane Abbott as a row over candidate selection for Labour threatens to derail the party’s election campaign

Diane Abbott says she has been banned from standing for Labour at election

MP confirms she has been given back Labour whip but will not be allowed to stand as party’s candidate

‘Let me stand,’ Diane Abbott tells Sir Keir

Corbyn to carry the radical spirit of his tenure as Labour leader by fighting for his Islington North seat as an independent

Hackney N Labour condemns ‘abuse of power’ to kill discussion of right-wing paedophile

‘Anti-democratic’ moves by Labour after favoured right-winger convicted of possession of worst category of child-rape images As Skwawkbox has reported, the Labour party blocked elected …

Labour accused of breaking its own rules in bid to fix Hackney North selection and replace Diane Abbott