Labour MPs have expressed fury at Chris Williamson’s re-admission to the party after having been suspended for suggesting the party had been “too apologetic” about antisemitism. Labour’s Ruth Smeeth called the decision “disgusting” and said colleagues did not want Williamson in the party. Play Video 0:41 Chris Williamson says Labour has been 'too apologetic' about antisemitism – videoLabour MPs including Stella Creasy, Jess Phillips and Wes Streeting, all expressed disgust at the decision. Chair Mike Katz said: “How dare the Labour party deny it is institutionally racist against Jews when it decides to take no action against Chris Williamson? “The silver lining is that while suspended from the party Chris Williamson couldn’t face a trigger ballot.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 16:25 UTC