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THOUSANDS backed a petition yesterday calling on Labour MP John Mann to be disciplined for launching into a “toxic” rant at Ken Livingstone.
In a twist to the sorry saga, more than 10,000 backed the suggestion after Mr Mann (pictured) called the former London mayor a “disgusting nazi apologist.”
However petitioners called Mr Mann’s behaviour “appallingly unprofessional and toxic,” adding that “regardless of the argument the harassment was totally opportunistic and beyond reprehensible.”
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