London Mayor Sadiq Khan says both Sam Tarry and Jas Athwal are “Labour stalwarts” but it was up to local members to decide.
It comes after Tarry, a former shadow minister, was deselected as Ilford South’s MP on Monday night.
Report by Burnsla.
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