Peter Price, who has been a Labour councillor for 52 years has been suspended by the Labour Party for his social media posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Labour Party has confirmed Councillor Peter Price, representing the Shiregreen and Brightside wards, has been ‘administratively’ suspended from membership of the Labour Party, pending investigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has the automatic effect of suspending the Labour whip, which means he will not be able to vote as a councillor. He also cannot stand for the Labour Party, but he was due to stand down in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve Cooke, a Labour Party activist, who claimed to have seen the posts in question from Cllr Peter Price, said: “I believe Cllr Price’s social media activity brings the Labour Party into disrepute and undermines our efforts to tackle antisemitism.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Labour Party spokesperson said: \u201cKeir Starmer has changed Labour so that it is unrecognisable from the party of 2019, and has pulled out anti-semitism by its roots. We will continue to fight anti-semitism, it has no place in the Labour Party or wider society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story was broken by Lucy Ashton on X (Twitter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n