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Previously suspended Labour councillor chants ‘River to sea’ at rally with Corbyn

Sam Gorst was recently reinstated to the party following a suspension over antisemitism allegations

September 13, 2021 13:57
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HULL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn steps off a train from Leeds as he tours the North of England by rail today on September 3, 2018 in Hull, England. Labour under Mr Corbyn are proposing a 'Crossrail for the North' linking the North East and North West of England with a new rail line. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
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A Labour councillor recently reinstated following a suspension has been reported to the party again after he joined in chants at a pro-Palestine rally which are widely seen as calling for an end to the state of Israel.

Sam Gorst joined former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on a demonstration on Saturday against an arms fair being held in Liverpool and was caught on camera chanting the Hamas rallying cry: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

The video, posted on Twitter, has prompted Labour Against Antisemitism to report Cllr Gorst to the Labour Party but in his own statement about the clip, Mr Gorst claimed he was being bullied and that his record “stands for itself”.

Cllr Gorst was cleared of antisemitism allegations in 2019 under former leader Jeremy Corbyn and later said he was the victim of a “smear campaign”. He was suspended for 12 months in 2020 but the reasons were not made public.