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Faiza Shaheen made headlines last week after the Labour Party abruptly stripped her of her chance to be one of its MPs, before she decided to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming UK general election. The decision garnered a great deal of attention and interest in the left-winger who grew up in the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency. Earlier this month, Shaheen was summoned to an interview with three members of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) over a series of posts on her social media dating back to 2014, which they say damaged the party’s electoral chances. Shahee…

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