Party leader bars former MP David Ward from standing in Bradford East because he is ‘unfit to represent the party’The Liberal Democrats have barred the former Bradford East MP David Ward from standing again for the party, after Tim Farron said his comments about Jews had been “deeply offensive, wrong and antisemitic”. David Ward is unfit to represent the party and I have sacked him.”Ward, who sits as a councillor in Bradford, has also had his party membership suspended, party sources said. “The fact that we have thrown out David Ward shows how seriously Tim takes this and how far he is prepared to go to stamp this stuff out,” the source said. David Ward: 'The solid ground I stand on is that I am not a racist' Read moreWard’s reselection appeared to take Lib Dem headquarters by surprise when news of it emerged on Tuesday night. “I am fully aware of the comments David Ward has made in the past and I find them deeply offensive, wrong and antisemitic,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 12:57 UTC