Senior figures from party and Jewish community condemn decision not to expel Livingstone over comments linking Zionism to nazismLabour’s deputy leader,Tom Watson, has accused his party of failing the Jewish community and bringing “shame on us all”, or after a disciplinary panel decided not to expel Ken Livingstone for suggesting Hitler supported Zionism.
Senior party figures,including shadow cabinet ministers, called for the decision to be reviewed after the disciplinary body ruled that Livingstone should be suspended for another year for bringing the party into disrepute.
Livingstone caused huge offence & should have apologised.
He was found guilty of bringing the Party into disrepute & should be expelled.
I really can't understand how if the NCC judges someone has brought party in disrepute they can contemplate this an acceptable sanction Related: Livingstone ran London so well. Now he’s trashed his reputation | Jonn Elledge The behaviour of Ken Livingstone is totally unacceptable. There has to be zero tolerance to all unacceptable behaviour inc. anti-SemitismAll three charges against Ken Livingstone were upheld. Yet sanction falls far, and far short of these very serious charges. Needs urgent review https://t.co/wzCU88sNZyContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com