Labour councillor Andy Slack, who Guido this morning revealed had posted an anti-Semitic meme on Facebook, has confirmed he has been suspended by the party. Cllr Slack tells Guido he was contacted this afternoon and told the whip has been withdrawn. Expect him to be reinstated on the quiet in a couple of months…

Here we go again… another Labour councillor is in trouble for posting an anti-Semitic meme on Facebook. Chesterfield councillor Andy Slack, who you’ll be shocked to learn is a big Corbynista, Momentum supporter and Palestine activist, shared the below graphic claiming “Israel was created by the Rothschilds, not God”. The image was produced by an extreme Jew-obsessed American website. The cartoon of a hooked-nosed Jew with blood around his mouth will be of particular interest to the Labour compliance unit…

Guido approached Cllr Slack for comment several times by phone and email, he has failed to respond. The post has been deleted from his Facebook page. A Labour source says it is “the worst we have ever seen”. Labour’s new policy is to keep secret any action they take against anti-Semites, so chances are we’ll never know if they decide to act…

UPDATE: Cllr Slack says sorry.

“I wish to apologise for an offensive post which I shared for a short time without properly reading one content, especially anyone of the Jewish Faith. I also apologise to my Labour Party colleagues and point out that it had no connection with any organisation which I am a member. I support Palestinians in occupied Gaza but am in no way opposed to Jewish people”

UPDATE II: A Labour spokesman finally goes on the record, refusing to condemn the post or say if any action will be taken:

“We do not comment on individual’s membership status.”