Disgraced Keith Vaz kicked out of Labour as he stands for One Leicester party

Disgraced Keith Vaz kicked out of Labour as he stands for One Leicester party

Exclusive: Vaz will run for Leicester East, infuriating Labour party candidates who have campaigned for his eviction for years

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The disgraced former MP Keith Vaz has been belatedly kicked out of Labour after announcing he is standing in his old seat, Leicester East, for a new local party.

The former minister, who is running against an official Labour party candidate, was still a member of the party on Thursday when it emerged that he was standing in the constituency for the One Leicester party.

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