Diane Abbott: Wes Streeting denies knowledge of decision to block Labor MP from running

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he "wasn't involved in the process", which Diane Abbott said led to her being blocked from standing as a Labor candidate in the election.

Ms Abbott – Britain's first black female parliamentarian – told Sky News that her party had banned her from standing in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington.

Labor has not commented on the claim.

Mr Streeting was the first Labor MP to appear on Sky News following Ms Abbott's claims.

She was suspended by the party more than a year ago after suggesting that Jews did not experience racism in the same way as other ethnic minorities.

She later apologized for the comments.

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