“I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand as a Labour MP going forward… I am saying that as the deputy leader of the Labour Party”.
"I'll tell you what the accusation is. The accusation is that these are fronts for money laundering drug money."
The comical moment has been dubbed one of the greatest TV flounces of all time.
The Labour leader insisted he wants the best possible candidates to stand for his party on July 4.
Patrick Harvie said only his party can deliver change.
Josh Simons is standing for Labour in the North West.
The former investigative journalist has pledged to visit every single pub in the constituency as part of his campaign.
The 2013 incident happened as the Labour Party convened in Brighton for its annual conference.
Reform UK leader Richard Tice played down comments from Nigel Farage suggesting he would be open to talks with the Tories.
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