Sadiq Khan 'deeply disappointed' by Labour's decision on Livingstone

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan joins the Jewish community and fellow party members in condemning the decision to suspend Ken Livingstone for one year over his anti-Semitic comments.

“The Labour party disciplinary panel’s decision to suspend Ken Livingstone but let him remain a member does not reflect the severity of the verdict – this is deeply disappointing,” he says in a statement.

“As the Labour party it is our duty to lead by example and demonstrate that we take a zero-tolerance approach towards anti-Semitism wherever we find it,” Khan says. “Sadly this gives the impression we are not fulfilling that duty.”

Britiain’s Jewish community and several other party officials have also voiced disappointment at the party’s disciplinary measures levied against Livingstone.