Ken Livingstone not expelled by Labour for Hitler comments

Listen to Douglas Murray and James Forsyth debating Ken Livingstone’s non-expulsion:

Ken Livingstone has not been expelled from the Labour party for his comments about Hitler and Zionism. Instead, he has been suspended for two years; but he has already served one year of that suspension.

Given the offensiveness of what Livingstone said and the glee with which he expounded his argument, he should have been expelled. Indeed, some of his comments in recent days have been worthy of expulsion on their own. He talked earlier this week of how ‘you had right up until the start of the Second World War real collaboration’ between the Nazi government and the Zionist movement.

There is no sign of penitence from Livingstone tonight. Instead, he has declared that ‘I do think it is important that the Labour party should not expel or suspend people for telling the truth’.

Livingstone not being kicked out of Labour despite his repeated and offensive comments is a stain on a once noble political party that should worry everyone in British politics.