Lifting Chris Williamson´s Labour suspension appalling, says Dame Margaret Hodge
(World News UK)

Veteran Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge has described a decision to lift Chris Williamson’s suspension from the party as “appalling� and “outrageous�. Derby North MP Mr Williamson was suspended in February following his comments that the party had been “too apologetic� in response to criticism over its handling of anti-Semitism allegations. He was issued with a formal warning but allowed back into the party after a hearing of a National Executive Committee (NEC) anti-Semitism panel. Speaking on BBC’s Newsnight, Dame Margaret, who is Jewish, said: “It is appalling, outrageous and unacceptable that he should be allowed back into the party....