Crispin Flintoff, well-known for organising “Stand Up for Labour” comedy events and gigs and hosting the online “Not the Andrew Marr Show”, has been suspended from the Labour Party because as Henley constituency secretary he circulated his CLP chair’s resignation letter to members. In August National Executive Committee (NEC) member Ann Black reported “nearly 100 members still suspended after more than 18 months... more than 1000 complaints... unresolved”. Most of those suspended we don’t know about because unlike (to his credit) Flintoff, they are intimidated by former general secretary Jennie Formby’s ruling that public complaint about suspension is a disciplinary offence. The more fuss, the more likely we can reverse unjust suspensions and begin to turn the tide to win due process and democracy in Labour.
