Ken Livingstone makes a comeback

After Ken Livingstone claimed that Hitler supported Zionism, he found himself suspended from the Labour and his media presence dwindle — as he was let go from his weekly LBC show. Happily, the former Mayor of London has found a publication that still wants him.

Step forward the Morning Star. Yes, the socialist paper has decided that Livingstone — who recently said ‘a real anti-Semite doesn’t just hate the Jews in Israel’ — has all the makings of a star columnist. In his first column, on the Queen’s Speech, Red Ken makes sure to thank the publication for its faith in him:

‘First, I would like to thank the Morning Star for giving me the opportunity to write a regular column for the paper on austerity Britain and the paper’s support against those who wish to exclude me permanently from the Labour Party, which is much appreciated.’

Still, Livingstone has at least managed to stay away from the H-word in the article.