Skip to main content
Marc Wadsworth takes Labour to court over expulsion

LABOUR is being sued by expelled campaigner Marc Wadsworth, who submitted court papers today to launch the first legal case accusing the party of anti-black racism.

He was kicked out last year after being accused of anti-semitism and “bringing the party into disrepute.”

Mr Wadsworth argues that white Labour MPs such as Margaret Hodge, who has called party leader Jeremy Corbyn a “fucking racist and anti-semite,” have been immune from punishment, while he and other pro-Corbyn prominent activists, including black Jewish former Momentum vice-chair Jackie Walker and Black Activists Rising Against Cuts co-chair Lee Jasper, have faced disciplinary action or expulsion.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
GG
Obituary / 15 January 2026
15 January 2026

As the anti-fascist movement mourns the death of Gerry Gable, his long-time comrade and former Searchlight editor STEVE SILVER reflects on the life of an indispensable activist who spent six decades infiltrating, exposing and undermining fascism

MP Diane Abbott addressing the People's Assembly Britain is Broken national demonstration in central London, November 5, 2022
Britain / 29 August 2025
29 August 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the government's first Civil Society Summit in London, which aims to bring together leaders from charities, expert groups, communities, and government, July 17, 2025
Britain / 17 July 2025
17 July 2025

Starmer doubles down on witch hunt by suspending the whip from Diane Abbott

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with judiciary officials in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Middle East / 17 July 2025
17 July 2025

The Islamic Republic is attempting to deflect from its own failures with a scapegoating campaign against vulnerable and impoverished migrants, writes JAMSHID AHMADI