Rishi Sunak has said he won't force people to change their cars prematurely for the sake of net zero. Photo: Alastair Grant/via REUTERS
On the eighth day of the election campaign, Labor has failed to shake the furore over Diane Abbott's political future as it faces fresh attacks from within the party.
Angela Rayner, the deputy leader, said Ms Abbott should be allowed to stand as a Labor Party candidate in a direct challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.
This has increased pressure on Sir Keir, the Labor Party leader , who is accused of “culling” left-wing parties.
Amid the backlash, Sir Keir visited Wales on Thursday, where he publicly supported Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething despite a series of recent controversies.
Rishi Sunak was in Milton Keynes talking to factory workers but faced a political blow when another of his MPs defected to the Labor Party.
Mark Logan, Conservative MP for Bolton North East in over the past five years, has declared his public support for the Labor Party at the general election.
Rayner supports Diane Abbott in the Labor Party split.
Angela Rayner said Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand as a direct Labor Party candidate challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.
<р>Ms Rayner, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, said she could “see no reason” why the veteran left-wing MP should not stand for the party on 4 July.
In an interview with ITV, she also said she was “unhappy” about anonymous briefings that Ms Abbott, 70, had been banned from attending.
Ms Rayner said she could “see no reason” why Diane Abbott should not stand for the party
Ms Rayner, widely seen as the left's standard bearer in the shadow cabinet, told ITV: “I see no reason why Diane Abbott cannot stand as a Labor MP in the future.”
“Diane Abbott Abbott gave 37 years of service to the Labor Party as well as to the country. She is the first black woman MP to serve in Parliament and she was a trailblazer.”
Ms Abbott was suspended last year for writing a letter to the Observer newspaper suggesting that Jewish people were not subject to racism. “for the rest of my life.”
Ms Abbott immediately apologized but was subject to a year-long investigation. The whip was returned to her this week after she completed a course to raise awareness of antisemitism.
Left-wing Labor candidate blocked from running
A left-wing Labor candidate has been suspended from the general election by the party who has suggested she could stand as an independent.
Faiza Shaheen, an economist and academic, has been selected as the Labor Party candidate for the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency in the north -east London.
Faiza Shaheen allegedly liked a series of social media posts that downplayed accusations of anti-Semitism. Photo: Lucy Young/Evening Standard/eyvine
On Wednesday evening she learned that the party would not support her. She allegedly liked a series of social media posts that downplayed allegations of antisemitism.
Responding to the news that Ms Shaheen would be banned from running for the Labor Party, Diane Abbott tweeted: “Terrible. Whose smart idea was it to weed out the left?
Tory MP joins Labor Party
Mark Logan, Conservative MP for Bolton North East for the past five years, has defected to the Labor Party by joining the Labor Party. party and publicly backed it at the general election.
Mr Logan said the Conservative Party was “indistinguishable” from the one he joined a decade ago and said he was applying to join on Thursday The Labor Party. He said: “When I think back to my teenage years in 1997 when the Labor Party came to the fore and we obviously heard the song Things Can Only Get Better, I feel like we We are at that point again in British politics and British history.”
“It's right for my constituents and for the country that we bring some stability back to the UK, we bring optimism, we bring new and fresh ideas,” he added.
Mr Logan made the comments in an interview with the BBC on Thursday. He is now a former MP as he is not seeking re-election and parliament has been formally dissolved for the election campaign.
Farage: Reform will win seats in this election
Nigel Farage, honorary president of Reform UK, told a press conference: “The election is over, we know that, we understand that, we're not particularly happy about it, but that's where we are. The question becomes: who will be the opposition?
“When people understand that the Conservatives can't win, and they actually agree with a lot of what we say, I believe we are going to win seats.
“It may not be much, but we are going to win seats and we intend to be the voice of opposition to the Labor government for the next five years. That's the goal, that's the ambition.”
Richard Tice and Nigel Farage during a reform campaign meeting in the UK Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP
Richard Theis, leader of the Reform party, said the idea his party's vote was wasted was “an insult to democracy”, adding: “If you vote Labor or the Tories it will be socialism, no no difference.”
“I won't matter.” you are changing your car prematurely for net zero,” Sunak vows.
Rishi Sunak has said he will not force people to change their cars under premature net zero schemes.
Talking to workers at the Milton Keynes plant , Buckinghamshire, on Thursday he said: “Of course I believe in climate change, I want to get to net zero.”
“The question is how do we get there? We need to be more serious. I want to prioritize our country's energy security… we better have it here at home.
“I also want to prioritize your bills. What I don't want is to force you to rip out the boiler or change the car prematurely. We don't need to do that right now.”
Mr Sunak gave a short speech and question-and-answer session at the Niftylift cherry picker factory during the election campaign.
The Green Party says will push “timid” Laborites
The Green Party has said that if Sir Keir Starmer wins the general election, she will push Labor “beyond the timid changes they are proposing.”
Kicking off the party's election campaign in Bristol, party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “This is so important that when Labor forms the next government they will be forced to go beyond the timid changes they are proposing.
“We must be more ambitious, bolder, and not shy away from the massive crises facing our country. , but truly delivering real change that benefits people every day is what Green MPs can do.”
The party said it hopes to elect four MPs on July 4, targeting Brighton Pavilion, Bristol -Central, Waveney Valley and North Herefordshire.
The Green Party has launched its election campaign in Bristol. Photo: Jonathan Brady/P.A. Starmer backs Gething's visit to Wales
Sir Keir Starmer stood alongside embattled Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething as the Labor Party's election campaign arrived in Wales.
At an election rally in Abergavenny, Sir Keir thanked Gething for his “leadership” and said he “looks forward to a new partnership” with the First Minister if Labor comes to power in Westminster.
Sir Keir Starmer backed embattled Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Speaking to reporters after the event, Sir Keir said he was “proud” of Labor's achievements in Wales, where the party has been in power since devolution in 1999, and said Mr Gething was doing a “very good job”.
“What Vaughan Gething is completely focused on is helping Wales,” he said.
“What Vaughan Gething is completely focused on is helping Wales,” he said. p>
Questions have been raised about a £200,000 donation to Mr Gething's leadership campaign from a company owned by a man convicted of environmental crimes.
He was also criticized for his decision to sack cabinet minister Hannah Blythyn over alleged leaks information to the press.
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