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1) This thread has been picked up on here. Just for clarity, @afneil referred to the case of a Labour member Lesley Perrin whose case was assessed by the Labour Party after she has shared a video denying the Holocaust and cast doubt on the number murdered.
2) Lesley Perrin did leave the Labour Party shortly after these comments came to light, but the Labour Party wrote to her giving her a warning for her conduct. We've seen this letter. They didn't expel or suspend her but issued a "Reminder of Conduct" - see next tweet for quote.
3) "The Panel found that you acted in a way that was prejudicial and detrimental to the party. The use of the ‘6 million’ figure and questioning the legitimacy of the Holocaust was deemed to be a serious breach of party rules. . ."
4) "The Panel concluded that this conduct incompatible with the Members’ Pledge, the NECs Code of Conduct: Antisemitism and the NEC Code of Conduct: Social Media Policy, and in breach of Rule 2.1.8 of the Labour Party Rules.
5) “Labour is a progressive, democratic and anti-racist party. Behaviour contrary to those values is unacceptable and harms the party’s good name. The Panel has therefore decided to exercise its power under Chapter 6 of the Rules to issue you with this Reminder of Conduct . . "
6) ". . to make clear that your conduct has fallen short of the high standards expected of party members and to remind you of the importance of behaving consistently with the Party’s Rules and Codes of Conduct at all times.”
7) The letter from the Labour Party referred to her (at that time) continued membership, concluding “The Reminder of Conduct will remain on your Labour Party membership record for 12 months from the date of the letter…”
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