Lawyer Lynn Faure Chircop has withdrawn her candidature with the Labour Party for the upcoming general election.

Posting on Facebook, she said: "I decided to withdraw my candidature with the Labour Party. I prayed a lot and it was the right thing to do.  I do not regret having shared my social principles and intend to remain close to everyone, as I always did." She did not state why she has withdrawn her candidacy.

In a message posted an hour earlier, she wrote: "When the road you embarked on is resulting in the death of your principles, turn around and believe in yourself, ecen if you continue walking alone."