Expelled Labour paedo and campaigner against “pedophobia” Tom O’Carroll’s blog is a pretty grim read. Back in September, O’Carroll wrote a disturbing post praising Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader, implying he wanted the paedophile movement to take inspiration from how a man with controversial views had won “respect” after decades of sticking to his principles.

“The impossible just happened. The “unelectable” socialist Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party in the UK by a thumping majority, making him potentially the next prime minister. This earthquake was entirely unforeseen by the know-alls of political punditry… 

[Corbyn and Sanders] have been saying the same “wrong things” for decades, sticking to their principles and fighting for what they believe rather than slavishly following the opinion polls and focus groups. And now, suddenly and unexpectedly, they find they are being respected for it. They are seen as authentic. I wouldn’t mind a bit of that sort of reputation”

Not only does O’Carroll implicitly compare his campaign for paedophile rights to Corbyn “sticking to his principles” down the years, he says he wants to copy him. Dark…

A Labour spokesman has confirmed that PIE campaigner Tom O’Carroll has been suspended from the party after the Times revealed the paedophile activist joined up when Corbyn became leader. O’Carroll, who has a string of convictions for child sex offences, is also a backer of Hacked Off, attending their event in parliament with John Cleese last year. Guido was in the room but failed to spot him among the crowd of weirdy-beardy grey-haired wrong ‘uns with shared interests in shutting up the press. Why might O’Carroll possibly be keen on greater press regulation?