Jeremy Corbyn has reportedly declined to intercede in Chris Williamson's readmission to Labour, despite more than 100 Labour MPs and peers urging him to “show leadership” on the issue.
In an open letter published yesterday, Labour politicians urged the leader of their party to call for “this inappropriate, offensive and reputationally damaging decision to be overturned and reviewed”.
Mr Williamson, the MP for Derby North, was suspended from the party in February after video footage emerged of him suggesting that the Labour party had been “too apologetic” on the issue of antisemitism, the latest in a long line of incidents involving the MP which had angered the Jewish community.
On Wednesday, a three-person panel from Labour’s National Executive Committee voted by two-to-one to reject advice that Mr Williamson’s case should be returned to the National Constitutional Council, the party’s highest disciplinary committee. Instead they opted to let Mr Williamson off with a warning and reinstate his membership.
