The battle is won. The war rages on.
The High Court has today judged that the Labour Party acted unlawfully in re-suspending me on 28 June, and "that there was no proper reason" for doing so.
I'm glad the 're-suspension' has been quashed. However, I'm currently suspended. 1/8
The High Court has today judged that the Labour Party acted unlawfully in re-suspending me on 28 June, and "that there was no proper reason" for doing so.
I'm glad the 're-suspension' has been quashed. However, I'm currently suspended. 1/8
It’s clear that my 're-suspension' was motivated by media hysteria. The judge said: “it is not … difficult to infer that the true reason for the decision in this case was that [NEC] members … were influenced by the ferocity of the outcry following the June decision.” 2/8
In fact, the party’s decision was so unfair as to be unlawful. And that’s why my 're-suspension' has been quashed, and all of the allegations presented in that suspension can no longer be pursued against me. 3/8
Yet a week prior to my court hearing – using every loophole in the book – the party bureaucracy issued me with a new suspension. based on a series of preposterous allegations that I answered fully and swiftly.
Due to this, despite winning today, the latest suspension stands. 4/8
Due to this, despite winning today, the latest suspension stands. 4/8
I know this will be a bitter disappointment to everyone who has supported me in this case. I'm outraged that membership subscriptions given by our loyal activists have been used to pay legal fees. I'm outraged that I’ve had to resort to legal means to achieve justice. 5/8
This is a damning indictment of our party’s internal disciplinary procedures, which require a total overhaul – towards a fairer, more independent and more democratic system. My suspension must now be lifted. 6/8
I will be focussing my energies, as we all should, on winning the next election. Because a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government could transform the lives of millions, by bringing about an irreversible shift in the balance of wealth power and income in our country. 7/8
I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to my family, my supporters and everyone who generously donated to my crowdfunder. Without you, this victory today wouldn't have been possible.
You are the living proof that ‘unity is strength’. 8/8
You are the living proof that ‘unity is strength’. 8/8
