Editing Keith Vaz (section)

===Attempt to return to Parliament===
In October 2023, it was reported by ''[[The Guardian]]'' that he was considering running for Leicester East after being encouraged by allies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Syal |first=Rajeev |date=2023-10-30 |title=Keith Vaz and Claudia Webbe 'could stand as independents' in Leicester East |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/30/keith-vaz-and-claudia-webbe-could-stand-as-independents-in-leicester-east |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 7 June 2024 it was announced that he would stand in Leicester East for the One Leicester party.<ref name="One Leicester">{{cite news |last=Patel |first=Asha |date=2024-06-07 |title=Keith Vaz to stand as MP for Leicester East |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv223v2qqn3o |access-date=2024-06-07}}</ref> He was consequently expelled from the Labour Party.<ref name="ol"/> He failed in his election bid, finishing fifth with 3,681 votes (7.9%).