- Diane Abbott vows to stay as MP after Starmer backlash The Telegraph
- Newspaper headlines: Abbott ‘defies Starmer’ and Labour ‘back down’ on VAT BBC
- Labour’s candidate chaos overshadows campaign as Starmer accused of purge The Independent
- I want to be an MP for as long as possible, Diane Abbott tells supporters The Guardian
- Diane Abbott says she will stand in Hackney ‘by any means possible’ Sky News