Labour disputes any “purge” of the left since Faiza Shaheen, devastated by his deselection, fled.
Due to a string of previous social media comments, Faiza Shaheen was removed from consideration as Labour’s candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green in the general election. This decision was criticized for being a “purge” of the party’s most radical candidate. “This isn’t a purge,” shadow minister Darren Jones told the BBC on Thursday, adding …