The UK Labour Party has announced that Shama Tatler will run as candidate for the London seat of Chingford and Woodford Green, following its sudden blocking of former candidate Faiza Shaheen.
Shaheen had been slated as the party’s candidate for the upcoming general election on 4 July, but the economist was abruptly blocked by the UK Labour Party on Wednesday for ‘liking’ social media posts critical of Israel.
Tatler is a councillor in the London Borough of Brent and a member of the Jewish Labour Movement, a pro-Israel organisation affiliated with the World Zionist Organization.
Shaheen has slammed the decision, stating that the party “would rather lose than have a left pro-Palestine candidate”, while highlighting Tatler’s lack of history with the constituency.
Speaking to the Guardian, she also claimed she has faced “a systematic campaign of racism, Islamophobia and bullying”. …..more
