Faiza Shaheen, a former Labour candidate, was dropped by the party and will now stand as an independent candidate. She cited feeling 'disenfranchised' by Labour's decision and criticized the party for a 'hierarchy of racism.' Shaheen's supporters highlight her local roots, working-class background, and qualifications.
Faiza Shaheen has spoken out about Labour's institutionalised Islamophobia. Her supporters drawing attention to that fact are apparently now racist, because she was replaced by another woman of colour who isn't Muslim. (Who hasn't accepted her replacement is a woman of colour?) https://t.co/I0CN4SUy8u
Faiza Shaheen, who was blocked from representing Labour in the general election, has announced she will stand as an independent. Shadow defence secretary @JohnHealey_MP refutes her claim of a "hierarchy of racism" in the Labour Party. More: https://t.co/fMikbC6d3Z 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/wFVwI4Rddf
Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen to stand as independent https://t.co/BjPTLPfQn7
Faiza Shaheen said she made the decision “following hundreds of messages from people in my community” who feel “disenfranchised” by Labour’s decision to drop her. Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/uLgu7qXKQ7 https://t.co/AL8rgfEzE7
Faiza Shaheen describes as offensive Angela Rayner’s comments about Labour only wanting ‘high quality candidates’ Faiza is highly personable, is from the local area, comes from a working class background & has a PhD from Oxford. What more do they want ? https://t.co/C7NDTnJe2s
Faiza Shaheen was purged from Labour, who tried to humiliate her, and cited Islamophobic treatment. She's often proudly cited working in the local Greggs. So Labour activists put a poster of her replacement there, and this Labour councillor quote tweets her with it. https://t.co/M8WegeBten