THE left-wing Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has been suspended from the party after a complaint was made about his behaviour.
The Brighton Kemptown MP said in a statement that he received an administrative suspension letter “out of the blue”.
He said: “Someone (who remains anonymous to me) has made what I believe to be a vexatious and politically motivated complaint about my behaviour eight years ago. This is a false allegation that I dispute totally and I believe it was designed to disrupt this election.
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“There isn’t enough time to defend myself as these processes within the party take too long, so the party have told me that I will not be eligible to be a candidate at the next election.”
He said he aims to cooperate with the investigation and clear his name.
The PA news agency understands that Russell-Moyle was suspended from the party pending investigation after a serious complaint was received last week.
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A Labour Party spokesperson said: “The Labour Party takes all complaints extremely seriously and they are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate disciplinary action is taken.”
Russell-Moyle said he would continue to contribute to public life in different ways “under what I hope is a Labour government”.
He added: “I wish Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner, and the Labour team the best of luck and hope to be celebrating Labour wins across Sussex and beyond on election night.”
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