Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of trying to purge general election candidates from the left of the Labour Party. Questions remain about whether veteran Corbyn ally Diane Abbott will be barred from standing again, while Labour suspended one candidate and declined to endorse another. Labour's general election campaign has been overshadowed by the internal chaos over the selection of candidates, which includes the selection of influential figures on the Labour right. Ms Abbott called it a "cull of left wingers". Follow live general election updates Leader Sir Keir said no decision had yet been taken about whether Ms Abbott,...