Angela Rayner has said Diane Abbott should be able to stand as a Labour candidate - as she denied the party's leadership is acting in a "factional way". The deputy Labour leader told Sky's political editor Beth Rigby she can't see any reason why the veteran Corbyn ally "can't be a Labour MP if that's what she wants to do". General Election Latest: Dropped Labour candidate launches legal action A row erupted over Ms Abbott's future after she finally had the whip restored following a year-long suspension over comments she made about Jewish people not facing racism. While the move...