Faiza Shaheen says her candidacy has been blocked by Labour

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Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen says her candidacy for Chingford and Woodford Green has been blocked by the Labour Party. In the interview with Victoria Derbyshire, she describes hearing that her candidacy had been pulled over liking a series of Tweets which she claims Labour said would frustrate its campaign. There are currently known to be six candidates standing in Chingford and Woodford Green: Chris Brody for the Green Party, Josh Hadley for the Liberal Democrats, Yousaff Khan for the Workers Party of Britain, Paul Luggeri of Reform UK, Faiza Shaheen and Iain Duncan Smith of the Conservative Party. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight