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The National Constitutional Committee (NCC) is a senior organ of the

UK Labour Party concerned with discipline. It is covered by Clause IX: of the Labour Party Rule Book, the governing document for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Representatives on the Committee have included Professor Cecile Wright, Vice-Chair of Momentum.[1] Appointment is a democratic process.[2]

Discipline

Allegations of antisemitism

In 2018, an activist from the pro-Corbyn Momentum Black ConneXions,

antisemitism and other forms of racism in the Labour Party
.

At the first day's hearing by the NCC into Wadsworth's future in the Labour Party on 25 April 2018, Smeeth was escorted by Labour colleagues[4] while a group protested with pro-Wadsworth placards.[5][6][7] Two Labour MPs were witnesses for Wadsworth. Chris Williamson made clear his views on the handling of antisemitism allegations.[8] Clive Lewis alleged afterwards that there was racism against Wadsworth.[9] On 27 April 2018, the National Constitutional Committee found proven two charges including prejudicial and detrimental conduct, a breach of the Membership procedures of the Labour Party Rule Book. The NCC determined that the sanction would be expulsion from membership.[10] Wadsworth's expulsion was welcomed by the Jewish Labour Movement[11] while Jewish Voice for Labour passed a resolution calling for his reinstatement.[12]

Williamson later faced formal investigation and suspension.

Shami Chakrabarti's findings and recommendations included the procedural rule changes to improve the party's disciplinary process and the adoption and publication of a complaints procedure.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Cecile Yvonne Wright". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ^ a b "The Shami Chakrabarti Report" (PDF). Labour.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Labour activist Marc Wadsworth expelled over anti-Semitism row". Sky News. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ Cowburn, Ashley (2018-04-25). "Dozens of Labour MPs march with Jewish colleague to antisemitism hearing". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. ^ "Ruth Smeeth escorted by Labour colleagues to anti-Semitism hearing". BBC News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ Forrester, Kate (25 April 2018). "Labour MPs Rally Around Colleague Ruth Smeeth Ahead Of Marc Wadsworth Anti-Semitism Hearing". HuffPost. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Marc Wadsworth expelled from Labour party". www.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  8. ^ "Statement by Chris Williamson MP on Marc Wadsworth's expulsion from the Labour Party". Labour Briefing. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  9. ^ simonhannah81 (2018-05-20). "Clive Lewis on Marc Wadsworth's expulsion". theclarionmag.org. Retrieved 2019-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Elgot, Jessica (27 April 2018). "Labour activist Marc Wadsworth expelled from party over antisemitism row". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. ^ Elgot, Jessica (28 April 2018). "Corbyn's office denies it advised Labour activist day before expulsion". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. ^ Kuper, Richard (7 May 2018). "A call to reinstate Marc Wadsworth". Jewish Voice for Labour. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
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