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Chris Williamson blocked from running as Labour candidate

It is understood that the party’s National Executive Committee deemed the former Derby North MP ineligible for selection as his disciplinary case is ongoing

November 6, 2019 13:54
Chris Williamson will not run as the Labour candidate in Derby North but it standing as an independent
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Chris Williamson will not stand as a Labour candidate in the forthcoming general election.

A party source confirmed that Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) deemed the former Derby North MP ineligible for selection as his disciplinary case is ongoing.

Mr Williamson had the whip withdrawn and his Labour membership suspended in February after repeated interventions in the ongoing row over antisemitism.

He was reprimanded after footage surfaced of him telling a Momentum meeting that Labour had been “too apologetic”.