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Faiza Shaheen defiantly challenges Labour in launch of independent campaign
Faiza Shaheen addresses supporters outside a supermarket in Highams Park, north-west London, on Friday evening, May 31, 2024

FAIZA SHAHEEN flung down a defiant challenge to the Labour Party today as she launched her independent campaign in the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency.

“I am still the working-class Muslim girl who is going to annoy you,” she told a packed rally kicking off her drive to oust Tory incumbent Iain Duncan Smith.

Ms Shaheen was Labour’s adopted candidate for the seat until 10 days ago when she was brutally axed by a national panel.

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