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NEW: Twice-suspended @UKLabour & @PeoplesMomentum member @greghadfield is facing fresh complaints after he posted a series of tweets urging people to vote for suspended Labour candidate Alex Braithwaite.
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Greg Hadfield was first suspended in 2014 for 11 mths over claims he had bullied fellow members, including jumping out at @SELabour’s regional director from behind a bin.
He was suspended again in Oct 2016 for alleged intimidating behaviour & only reinstated in Feb this year.
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He was suspended again in Oct 2016 for alleged intimidating behaviour & only reinstated in Feb this year.
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During this time, he remained a member of @PeoplesMomentum, even serving on its steering committee and helping to draw up its slates when candidates for this year’s elections were selected.
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Brighton and Hove News understands @UKLabour has received several more complaints – including one from @LabourAgainstAS – after Mr Hadfield posted a series of tweets endorsing Ms Braithwaite after her suspension.
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Ms Braithwaite was suspended for a series of allegedly antisemitic tweets which included conspiracy theories about Israel and the Rothschilds.
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@EuanPhilipps, spokesman for @LabourAgainstAS, said:
“Once again, @greghadfield seems to be acting in a way that brings the Labour Party into disrepute.
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“Once again, @greghadfield seems to be acting in a way that brings the Labour Party into disrepute.
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“His apparent support for the suspended @UKLabour candidate Alexandrina Braithwaite during the recent council elections was deeply inappropriate, especially given that she was allegedly promoting antisemitic content online.”
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“As campaigning for non-Labour candidates is banned under @UKLabour rules we believe he should face a full internal disciplinary process.
“Mr Hadfield was also reported by @LabourAgainstAS to Labour on numerous occasions for alleged bullying of our activists prior to that.”
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“Mr Hadfield was also reported by @LabourAgainstAS to Labour on numerous occasions for alleged bullying of our activists prior to that.”
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“Taking all that into account and given that he has seemingly only recently been readmitted following a lengthy suspension, we urge the Labour Party to move quickly towards expelling Mr Hadfield from their organisation.”
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