LABOUR'S recently-rejected parliamentary candidate for Worcester has taken to social media to express her disappointment about losing the candidacy.

Mandy Richards was dropped as the Labour Party's parliamentary nominee after a series of damning revelations.

Miss Richards was labelled a 'fantasist' after it emerged she had been placed under 14 extended civil restraint orders by the High Court.

She came under further pressure after a number of conspiratorial tweets - relating to UK terror attacks and the murdered MP Jo Cox - came to light.

However Miss Richards has now spoken out about the saga, she said: "Whilst I appreciate the position of the National Executive Committee was placed in as a result of the adverse publicity over the past few days regarding my parliamentary candidacy, I am of course disappointed by their ultimate decision."

Miss Richards added that the episode had not dampened her passion for politics.

She said: "The comments attributed to me on Twitter were also entirely misleading. I have never stated that the Manchester bombings and Jo Cox’s death were staged or false flags.

"If in that endeavour individuals have unfairly seized on an opportunity to distort my intention to further their own ambition at the expense of mine, they will need to wrestle with their conscience on that in due course."

The former candidate apologised to the 'lovely people' of Worcester and said she has fond memories of the standing ovation she received at the hustings meeting.

Miss Richards added that she hopes the party finds another 'formidable woman' for the candidacy.

The Sunday Times revealed that Miss Richards was banned from bringing court actions without a judge’s permission after 'false and vexatious claims' against MI5, MI6, the Metropolitan police, the army, Thames Water, her gas, electricity and broadband suppliers, Royal Mail, Hackney council, her GP and the freeholder of her flat.

The Labour Party's national executive committee rejected Miss Richards as a candidate after concluding she showed a lack of judgement for not disclosing information about her past that could bring the party into disrepute.