It was suggested that he questioned Ms Wolfson’s ties to Momentum, a hard-left group loyal to Jeremy Corbyn.
In a Facebook messaged posted this afternoon, Ms Wolfson, the former president of Oxford University’s Jewish and Israel societies, and ex chair of the Zionist Youth Council, said: “I was unsuccessful in securing a nomination from Eastwood, the CLP I grew up in.”
She added: “Since then, I have been overwhelmed by the support I have received from members up and down the UK. This has confirmed for me the reasons why I first wanted to stand: to promote a positive and credible democratic socialist agenda, and to empower members to fight for a more democratic party that can deliver change.
“I have transferred my membership to my other address and will seek nomination from my home CLP. If successful, I will be an officially nominated candidate for Labour's National Executive Committee."
