{"id":159089,"date":"2024-06-01T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/diane-abbott-is-free-to-stand-as-a-labour-candidate-says-starmer-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T00:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:01:06","slug":"diane-abbott-is-free-to-stand-as-a-labour-candidate-says-starmer-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/diane-abbott-is-free-to-stand-as-a-labour-candidate-says-starmer-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Abbott is &#8216;free to stand&#8217; as a Labour candidate, says Starmer | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LnwhHcDDswo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Abbott is 'free to stand' as a Labour candidate, says Starmer | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LnwhHcDDswo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Diane Abbott is &quot;free to stand&quot; as a Labour candidate in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour leader made the announcement on Friday just hours after he declined to join Angela Rayner and Anas Sarwar in backing the veteran left-winger\u2019s Labour candidacy..<\/p>\n<p>Starmer told reporters on Friday: \u201cThe whip has obviously been restored to her now and she is free to go forward as a Labour candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He praised the Labour veteran as a \u201ctrailblazer\u201d, saying: \u201cDiane Abbott was elected in 1987, the first black woman MP.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the ITV News website: https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2024-05-31\/diane-abbott-is-free-to-stand-as-a-labour-candidate-says-starmer<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diane Abbott is &quot;free to stand&quot; as a Labour candidate in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer has said. 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