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Derek Hatton attends Liverpool MP's pro-Corbyn event, despite Labour suspending him for tweet about Jews

Former Militant firebrand, who rejoined the party in February only to be suspended almost straight away, is pictured next to Liverpool mayor

March 4, 2019 12:14
A photo of Derek Hatton at the event tweeted by the Sefton branch of Momentum
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Derek Hatton – the former Militant firebrand who was suspended by Labour days after rejoining it for blaming Israeli government policy on the Jews – was a guest at a Liverpool MP's pro-Jeremy Corbyn event, the JC can reveal.

The controversial left-winger, who allowed back into the party after 36 years last month, attended Dan Carden MP’s Walton Constituency Labour Party (CLP) event on Friday evening at which Baroness Chakrabarti and Unite union boss Len McCluskey both spoke.

Mr Hatton was suspended on February 20, just two days after coming back, after a 2012 tweet resurfaced in which he said: “Jewish people with any sense of humanity need to start speaking out publicly against the ruthless murdering being carried out by Israel!”

During Friday’s event, Mr Hatton was spotted seated on a table next to Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson.

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