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| I see no reason why Diane Abbott can't stand for Labour, says Angela Rayner | |
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| Thanks for following today's coverage as the official five-week election campaign period began. As ever, it was a fairly busy one. Here are the highlights: | Thanks for following today's coverage as the official five-week election campaign period began. As ever, it was a fairly busy one. Here are the highlights: |
| In an exclusive interview with BBC News, former Conservative MP Mark Logan said he will back Labour at the next general election, saying the party could "bring back optimism into British life" | In an exclusive interview with BBC News, former Conservative MP Mark Logan said he will back Labour at the next general election, saying the party could "bring back optimism into British life" |
| The row continued over whether Diane Abbott will be allowed to run as a Labour candidate, with the party's deputy leader Angela Rayner saying she didn't see any reason why the veteran MP couldn't stand for Labour | The row continued over whether Diane Abbott will be allowed to run as a Labour candidate, with the party's deputy leader Angela Rayner saying she didn't see any reason why the veteran MP couldn't stand for Labour |
| Abbott said yesterday that she'd been banned from doing so, but Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said today that "no final decision" had been taken | Abbott said yesterday that she'd been banned from doing so, but Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said today that "no final decision" had been taken |
| The Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems all ruled out increasing VAT after the general election | The Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems all ruled out increasing VAT after the general election |
| Both Labour and the Tories said they will keep income tax thresholds frozen until 2028 if they win the general election, meaning taxes will rise for many | Both Labour and the Tories said they will keep income tax thresholds frozen until 2028 if they win the general election, meaning taxes will rise for many |
| Rishi Sunak was asked by a man whose mother died during the pandemic how the public can trust him considering he was fined as part of the partygate scandal | Rishi Sunak was asked by a man whose mother died during the pandemic how the public can trust him considering he was fined as part of the partygate scandal |
| Labour launched its Welsh campaign, while the Green Party of England and Wales and Plaid Cymru also held campaign launch events | Labour launched its Welsh campaign, while the Green Party of England and Wales and Plaid Cymru also held campaign launch events |
| You can read all of our political stories and analysis, here. See you tomorrow for more updates. | You can read all of our political stories and analysis, here. See you tomorrow for more updates. |