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Labour councillor who claimed Starmer follows ‘commands from Israel’ is suspended

Ron Cooper had his Labour whip removed

January 7, 2022 10:53
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A Labour councillor who alleged Sir Keir Starmer follows “commands from Israel” has been suspended from the party pending an investigation.

Cllr Ron Cooper had his Labour whip removed and “currently sits as an independent councillor,” the West Lancashire Labour group said in a statement on Thursday.

The Labour group did not confirm the nature of the allegations, but the suspension follows outrage over a tweet posted by Cllr Cooper earlier this week.

“If Corbyn was Labour Leader again then hundreds of thousands of members would rejoin the Party.