Chris Williamson, the Deputy Leader of George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain, is being investigated by police for saying that Israel “has forfeited any right to exist”. The Mail has more.
Former Labour MP Chris Williamson made the comment on social media on October 17th, ten days after Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,200 Israelis.
He told his 149,000 followers on X: “The people of the world now know that Israel has forfeited the right to exist and that resistance to the genocidal Zionist entity is the only option.” …
The Jeremy Corbyn ally sparked further fury after refusing to condemn the attacks when he appeared on Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday after The Workers Party of Britain, of which he is Deputy Leader, won the Rochdale by-election. …
Williamson, 67, a former Labour MP for Derby North, was Shadow Local Government Minister from 2010 to 2013.
He was suspended from Labour in 2019 after he claimed the party had been “too apologetic” in response to allegations of antisemitism.
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