Jeremy Corbyn will not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate at the next election, Keir Starmer has confirmed.
The Labour leader said he was banning his predecessor from contesting his Islington North seat under the party’s banner.
Mr Corbyn was suspended from the Labour Party in October 2020 for suggesting complaints of anti-Semitism had been “dramatically overstated” for political reasons.
His comments came in response to a damning report by the equalities watchdog over handling of complaints of anti-Jewish hate in the party.
Mr Corbyn’s membership was later reinstated but Mr Starmer refused to restore the party whip, meaning Mr Corbyn sits as an independent MP.
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Speaking in east London, Mr Starmer said: “Let me be very clear about that Jeremy Corbyn will not stand for Labour at the next general election as a Labour candidate.
“What I said about the party changing, I meant. We are not going back and that is why Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a Labour candidate at the next general election.”
Mr Corbyn will now be forced to stand as an independent candidate if he wants to fight to retain the seat he has held for nearly 40 years.
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