Labour deselect minority candidates in favour of literal Zionists and ex-media hacks

In the last few days, the Labour Party has deselected Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott, suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and are set to also deselect Apsana Begum.

Meanwhile, the NEC have selected self-confessed ‘Zionist shitlord’ Luke Akehurst to stand in Durham North – a Labour safe seat. Similarly, Paul Waugh too – an ex Huff Post journalist who spent his career slagging off Corbyn, and blocking Canary Journalists:

🚨 BREAKING: Labour set to block left-leaning candidate Faiza Shaheen from contesting Ian Duncan Smith’s seat.

Labour is reportedly planning to suspend her for liking social media posts that “accused Israel of genocide”.

(Via The Times)

— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ (@LeftieStats) May 29, 2024

Minorities aren’t welcome

People on X were quick to point out that a pattern was emerging. Prospective MP’s from minority backgrounds aren’t welcome. At least not unless you support genocide or are spewing hatred in some other way. The party are making it clear, that if you’re Black, brown or gay – the Labour Party is no longer for you:

List of candidates Labour is planning to block from standing just TODAY:

Diane Abbott
Faiza Shaheen
Apsana Begum
Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Noticing a pattern? Minorities not welcome here unless you’re willing to support genocide and/or be gender critical pic.twitter.com/7kqMwBpJNh

— 🇧🇧🏳️‍🌈 / 🆓🇵🇸 m a r c u s (@marcusjdl) May 29, 2024

Faiza Shaheen was deselected yesterday due to tweets she liked as far back as 2014. The Labour Party also used her tweets accounting her personal experiences of Islamophobia against her:

The deselection of @faizashaheen is unacceptable.

To use her tweets accounting personal experiences of Islamophobia as evidence for deselection is utterly outrageous.

Telling a Muslim woman she is not allowed to talk about her own experiences of racism is clear Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/rz8OLV6gbx

— Labour Muslim Network (@LabourMuslims) May 29, 2024

“Honestly I’m so shocked right now, to be treated this badly”

Faiza Shaheen, who was set to stand for Labour, describes hearing that her candidacy had been pulled over liking a series of Tweets which she claims Labour said would frustrate its campaign#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/JtMIywDz2N

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) May 29, 2024

Meanwhile, this shit who repeatedly tried to derail Jeremy Corbyn is standing for Labour – a former Huffington Post stenographer, no less:

“It’s a true honour to have been selected as Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for my home town.

“Rochdale desperately needs a Labour government and a Labour MP to end 14 years of Tory chaos and decline.

“We need an MP who can unite the town, and who reflects the basic decency… pic.twitter.com/ofTmar4dTV

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) May 29, 2024

It says a lot about someone’s sense of self-importance when they put their own words in quotes. An example of the endless blurred lines between our corporate media and our supposed politicians. No longer are they in bed with them. They are literally the same people:

Looking forward to @theipaper really holding this prospective MP to account. Truth to power.

What an embarrassing joke of a political system we have.

Are any of the lobby journalists not looking to literally fucking work for the parties they are meant to police? https://t.co/2qnWg5h7iV

— Simian Justice (@SimianJustice) May 29, 2024

Waugh previously made unsubstantiated accusations of antisemitism. How convenient now he has carved his own path into standing as an MP. His tweets also suggest, incorrectly – that Labour Party members were given a choice in who the candidate would be.

“selected” makes it sound as though local Labour Party members were allowed a choice of who their candidate would be.
“chosen by the National Executive Committee” would be more accurate.

— BenC42 #RepealTheGRA (@BenC42) May 30, 2024

Israel’s main man inside Labour

On the same day, Labour announced an even bigger shit is also standing in Durham North:

Congratulations to @lukeakehurst, Labour’s candidate for North Durham! pic.twitter.com/E6NGK873dh

— Labour North (@LabourNorth) May 29, 2024

The very man who the Israeli embassy named as Israel’s main man inside Labour. That tells you everything you need to know about the direction of the party:

“He’s one of the best on the inside…”

Shai Masot of the Israeli Embassy sings the praises of new Labour candidate Luke Akehurst and his lobby group in the Al Jazeera documentary The Lobby.pic.twitter.com/pikfMwOJCB

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) May 29, 2024

Luke Akehurst is one of the most horrific Islamophobes and anti-Palestinian racists in the Labour Party. He heads up an organisation called ‘We Believe in Israel’ as its director and has lobbied on behalf of Israel for over a decade. He is an apologist for Apartheid Israel. https://t.co/k1hjCfvGbW

— Gary Spedding (@GarySpedding) May 29, 2024

Labour apparently deselected Faiza Shaheen due to old tweets she had liked – not tweeted herself. Funnily enough, Akehurst has recently deleted a lot of his own tweets. That’s definitely not sus:

A mother out canvassing with her new born infant, six weeks after a c-section, finding out over email that she’s been barred from standing as a candidate in her home seat because of innocuous tweets. Don’t vote Labour. https://t.co/BQnsnQo2xn

— Jason Okundaye (@jasebyjason) May 29, 2024

Luke Akehurst deleted over 1,500 tweets in the run up to being announced as a Labour PPC.

Fortunately, wayback machine exists and has them archived.https://t.co/ZqPQ2ueth5

— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) May 30, 2024

Luckily for us, once something is online the chances are, someone smarter than Akehurst has saved a copy. Based on the racist remarks he made in the following video, Labour should also deselect Akehurst:

🚨Labour official making inappropriate racial remarks about Black Jewish activist at public event. Believes she has ‘inner conflict’ and is not ‘celebrating’ her heritage.
Name and CLP?😮 pic.twitter.com/K1d36HomQ1

— Steve Powers (@StevePowers_) September 13, 2023

As a non-Jewish, white man – he has zero right to comment on either of those things. The face that a non-Jewish man can be such a loud Zionist tells us everything that is wrong with settler-colonialism:

Faiza Shaheen can’t tweet about Islamophobia she’s experienced in the Labour Party, but Luke Akehurst can get away with this?

Labour is institutionally racist. https://t.co/JorNw51DsI

— Wolfie. 💙🧡💚 (@Tpopularfront) May 29, 2024

Labour is purging the party of anything like left wing politics. There is no space for minority groups. So if you don’t look like them, sound like them, and toe the party line, it’s time to find a new hymn sheet to sing from.

Feature image via The Telegraph/Youtube/Wikimedia