Labour suspends ex-MP Jim Sheridan for saying he’s lost ‘respect and empathy’ for the Jewish community over anti-Semitism row

A FORMER Labour MP has been suspended from the party over allegedly writing comments about the Jewish community online.

Jim Sheridan, the former Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP, now a councillor in Renfrewshire, is being investigated for apparently saying he had lost "respect and empathy" for the Jewish community.

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In the since deleted post, the politician allegedly wrote: "For all my adult life I have had the utmost respect and empathy for the Jewish community and their historic suffering.

"No longer due to what they and their Blairite plotters are doing to my party and the long-suffering people of Britain who need a radical Labour government."

The 65-year-old was suspended after a complaint was made on Saturday, it has been reported.

It comes during an ongoing anti-Semitism row in the Labour Party that has seen leader Jeremy Corbyn criticised.

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A Labour spokesman said: "The Labour Party takes all complaints of anti-Semitism extremely seriously and we are committed to challenging and campaigning against it in all its forms.

"All complaints about anti-Semitism are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures and any appropriate disciplinary action is taken."

Scottish Conservative East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton described the online comments as "appalling" and said they show "just how deeply the problem of anti-Semitism runs in elements of the Labour Party".