Andy McDonald was suspended following his comments at a pro-Palestine rally at the weekend
The Labour Muslim Network has said the party’s suspension of MP Andy McDonald over comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally is “obscene and deeply offensive”.
Explaining the suspension, a Labour spokesperson said: “The comments made by Andy McDonald at the weekend were deeply offensive, particularly at a time of“The chief whip has suspended the Labour whip from Andy McDonald, pending an investigation.” The statement said: “The fundamental right to live in peace, with liberty and self-determination is one which should be applied to all peoples. It is the principle on which our democracies are built.
“These have furthered baseless and extremely harmful accusations against me, which I feel obliged to respond to now, in order to avoid any further errors in the press.” He added: “Now he has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party. This isn’t just unjust it is absolutely nonsensical. It was a brilliant way of turning something that some misinterpreted as a negative into a positive contribution.”
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