Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has confirmed she will seek reelection in the Hackney North and Stoke Newington district she has represented since 1987. This announcement ends speculation and an internal party row about her future. Abbott denied rumors that she had been offered a peerage to stand down. The Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved her candidacy, confirming her place on the list of 650 candidates for the upcoming general election. Abbott has stated she intends to 'run and win' in the election. The approval came during an executive meeting, despite Abbott previously suggesting on social media that Keir Starmer was a liar.
Diane Abbott Confirmed As Labour Candidate For General Election https://t.co/QeTwzgzT5d
NEW It’s all over - Labour NEC approve their candidates including Diane Abbott. The meeting took just under half an hour. All candidates apart from those for Barking and Gosport were approved due to outstanding issues.
The Labour NEC candidate approval meeting is now over. Diane Abbott - as expected - has been approved as a candidate (as has Apsana Begum).
🔴 Breaking: Diane Abbott to stand as MP for Labour, party confirms https://t.co/aHowFO4uHJ
EXCL: Diane Abbott has told the BBC she will "definitely" stand as Labour's candidate in Hackney North. He comments came just minutes after the party's ruling NEC approved its list of election candidates including her. "Oh yes. I'm definitely going to stand", she said. https://t.co/hg0FaPK1C8
Labour's candidates list has been signed off by the party's ruling body - bar two seats. This means Diane Abbott is officially able to stand in Hackney North and Stoke Newington https://t.co/znX124Ao6N
BREAKING: Labour have selected 650 candidates for the general election and according to documents seen by Sky News, Diane Abbott is on that list as their candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Sky's @tamcohen has the latest https://t.co/xZ7KXXb641 📺 Sky 501 and YT https://t.co/WQrtswqLks
Diane Abbott *will* be reselected to fight her seat at meeting of Labour party’s executive on Tuesday despite having suggested on social media that Keir Starmer was a liar 👇🏼 https://t.co/yio6BOIqcA
Diane Abbott has said she intends to stand for Labour at the general election, after a row over whether the party would pick her as a candidate. https://t.co/z0emAci2nt
Diane Abbott has confirmed that she is planning to stand as Labour’s candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington as she denied that she had been offered a peerage ⬇️ https://t.co/KIAPiDCYmb
Diane Abbott has said she intends to “run and win” as a Labour candidate. Ms Abbott’s announcement came as in response to reports suggesting she was still weighing up options, and was considering accepting a peerage. https://t.co/2SY0s45hYB
Diane Abbott is expected to be confirmed as Labour’s candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington tomorrow https://t.co/aK69Sx5Mee
🗳️ Diane Abbott vows to ‘run and to win’ as Labour’s candidate after bitter internal party row ✍️ @martinabettt https://t.co/Lx3KKkFj27 https://t.co/1KEMxDRr6h
Diane Abbott has said she "intends to run and win" as Labour's candidate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington following speculation she may choose to stand down. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/k8VKITZpcU
🔴 Diane Abbott has insisted she will stand for Labour in the election as she denied she had been offered a peerage to stand down Here are some key developments from Sunday on the campaign trail👇 https://t.co/LVl4v5vqdz https://t.co/EdcppxW2Os
Labour MP Diane Abbott says she will seek reelection in UK vote https://t.co/pldqV7f72J https://t.co/gtDVdmJxl7
Diane Abbott says she will stand for Labour after candidacy row https://t.co/LIlUhB34fQ
Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott said she’ll seek reelection in the London district she’s held since 1987, ending a public row about her future that risked undermining her party’s campaign https://t.co/sKGv3r946s