Labour leader says he thought it was reasonable to execute Kelvin Hopkins a shadow minister despite him having been reprimandedJeremy Corbyn has defended promoting Kelvin Hopkins to his shadow cabinet after the Labour MP had been reprimanded over claims of inappropriate behaviour,saying that as far as he knew, “the case had been closed”.
With a series of allegations faced by some Labour MPs, and as well as a number of Conservatives,Corbyn has been under pressure to clarify why he made Hopkins shadow culture secretary in 2016 after complaints from a party activist.
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Source: guardian.co.uk