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Labour suspends Ken Livingstone following Hitler comments

April 28, 2016 16:20
Former Labour MP Ken Livingstone

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

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Ken Livingstone, the former Mayor of London, has been suspended from the Labour Party following a series of interviews in which he claimed that Adolf Hitler supported Zionism.

Dozens of the party’s MPs had called for Mr Livingstone to be suspended or ejected after a round of media appearances this morning.

In a statement issued at 1.25pm, the party said: “Ken Livingstone has been suspended by the Labour Party, pending an investigation, for bringing the Party into disrepute.

“The Chief Whip has summoned John Mann MP to discuss his conduct."