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.
After days of speculation, the veteran left-winger said she was the "adopted Labour candidate" in Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
A bitter row over whether the party would select her as its candidate in the seat has dominated the first week of campaigning.
Ms Abbott also denied reports she was among a number of Labour MPs who had been offered peerages in return for standing aside.
Writing on X, she said: "I have never been offered a seat in the Lords, and would not accept one if offered".
"I intend to run and to win as Labour's candidate," she added. The party is yet to comment.
It comes after Baroness Chakrabarti, a close ally, urged her to "take some time" to consider whether she wants to stand for Labour at the general election.
The Labour peer said the party's treatment of her "dear friend" had been "appalling," and she hit out at briefings she would be barred from running.
Ms Abbott, a shadow cabinet minister under former leader Jeremy Corbyn, has represented the Hackney North and Stoke Newington seat since 1987.
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