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Labour suspends Ken Livingstone
Lansman tells ex-mayor to leave politics over Hitler comment
KEN LIVINGSTONE was suspended from the Labour Party yesterday for “bringing the party into disrepute” after dragging the nazis into a row over anti-semitism.
The party has launched an investigation into comments made by the former mayor of London in defence of MP Naz Shah, who was herself suspended on Wednesday over a social media post in which she suggested Israel should be “moved” to the United States.
Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton also summoned backbench MP John Mann for a meeting to “discuss his conduct” after he angrily confronted Mr Livingstone.
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