JLM brands selection of Nardell as Labour's Westminster candidate as 'shameless'

The barrister who worked as an independent adviser on Labour’s disciplinary processes has been selected as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster, a key marginal seat.

Gordon Nardell QC was picked by a panel composed of representatives from Labour’s ruling body the national executive committee (NEC) after the previous candidate, Steven Saxby, withdrew after being suspended by the party.

Mr Nardell – a former Southwark councillor – quit his role as the party's new in-house counsel to oversee the disciplinary process on cases relating to antisemitism in July.

His appointment sparked anger after it emerged he had said he shared the same views as Jeremy Corbyn on Israel and that he was a member of the Labour Representation Committee, which has attacked allegations of antisemitism.