Labour MP suspended over allegations of anti-Semitism slammed for attending event promoting an extremist group

A LABOUR MP suspended over allegations of anti-Semitism has been criticised for attending an event promoting an extremist group.

Naz Shah, who was reinstated in July, supported Muslim Engagement and Development (Mend) to promote their Islamophobia Awareness Month in the Lords.

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She was seen with the group's ex chief Sufyan Ismail who in 2015 spoke of "battering" the "Israel Lobby" in Parliament.

Tory MP Sir Eric Pickles said of Shah, who apologised after comparing Israelis to Nazis: "She's taken an enormous step backwards.

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"It is not possible to be somebody fighting anti-Semitism and associate with people that revel in attacking Jewish people and the state of Israel."

Ms Shah said: "I attended the event with many other MPs."