Faiza Shaheen‘not endorsed to be Labour candidate after questions over X posts.
Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen has not been endorsed by the party for the Chingford and Woodford Green seat in north east London, the PA news agency understands.
Reports suggested Ms Shaheen would be suspended by Labour after she allegedly liked a series of posts on X that downplayed antisemitism accusations.
Ms Shaheen, who narrowly lost to Sir Iain Duncan Smith in the same seat at the 2019 election, told BBC Newsnight she “thought” she was going to be the candidate for the constituency, but got an email on Wednesday evening that she said claimed she would “frustrate Labour’s purpose”.
The programme heard she was called to a meeting with a panel of Labour’s National Executive Committee on Tuesday in which they highlighted posts which raised questions about her suitability as a candidate.
One post said: “Every time you say something even mildly critical of Israel, you’re immediately assailed by scores of hysterical people who explain to you why you’re completely wrong, how you’re biased against Israel.
“Moreover, you can’t easily ignore them because those are not just random people. They tend to be friends or people who move in the same circles as you. Those people are mobilised by professional organisations.”
Ms Shaheen, who is on the left of the Labour Party, told Newsnight she does not remember liking the post in question.
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