Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone resigns from Labour amid anti-Semitism row

The former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has resigned from the Labour party amid an anti-Semitism scandal.

The ex-MP, who was facing a fresh disciplinary process this week, had been suspended since 2016 over comments he made about Hitler and Zionism.

Livingstone told the BBC he was quitting because his lawyers advised him if he lost his case and was expelled, it would take at least two years before any legal challenge was resolved.

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