Faiza Shaheen on Labour Deselection: ‘I’ve Got Engorged Breasts’

In a remarkable ten minute rant on Newsnight Faiza Shaheen reacted to her deselection as Labour’s candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green thanks to a series of suspect social media posts. After saying she was “in a bit of a state of shock” at “being treated this badly”, Shaheen reached for the world’s smallest violin to really hammer the point home:

“I mean I’ve got, like, engorged breasts right now.