Disgraced ex-MP Chris Williamson stripped of his Westminster pass

Disgraced ex- Labour MP Chris Williamson has been stripped of his Westminster pass over concerns about his links to Iranian state television.

Williamson, who previously led a campaign aimed at deselecting Jewish Labour MPs while being a staunch defender of Jeremy Corbyn, is prevented from accessing parliamenton account of his role as a host on Iranian state-owned news network Press TV,

A committee met earlier this week to discuss removing the former Derby North MPs pass, and has now decided to put a block on it.
Williamson had been free to use Westminister despite losing his seat as an independent at the 2019 election.

The notorious anti-Zionist activist said on Tuesday morning he had not yet been formally informed of the decision about his pass.

He claimed the “confected controversy” over his pass was an example of the “disturbing scale of censorship” and “breath-taking hypocrisy” of the British politics.

Williamson’s Twitter account was stated as being “Iran state-affiliated media” last year, and he has claimed Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is “backed by literal Nazis.”

Before his exit from Labour, Williamson had said the party was “”too apologetic” over its attempt to tackle antisemitism.

Suspended by the party after a succession of scandals he eventually quit to stand in Derby North as an independent, but was trounced at the polls.