Will Ken spill beans in bid to rejoin Labour?

Never one to shy away from controversy, Ken Livingstone is set to give his former Labour colleagues an unwanted ear-bashing.

Uncharacteristically, the exLondon Mayor has endured a low profile over recent months — ever since being suspended by Labour ‘ for bringing the party into disrepute’ after MPs accused him of anti- Semitism and making offensive comments about Hitler supporting Zionism.

This week, however, he brings his case to a disciplinary panel in the hope of being readmitted to the party he joined when he was a teenager.

His lawyer will be the flamboy- ant Michael Mansfield QC, who is best- known for representing Harrods’ then boss Mohamed Fayed at Princess Diana’s inquest, helping to overturn the convictions of the Birmingham Six and working for the family of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Although nicknamed Mr Moneybags for his high hourly rates, the barrister has done much pro bono work (cases taken on for free) and is not charging Livingstone — a long-time friend.

I’m told Mansfield will demand that the two-day hearing should be conducted in public. Despite being committed to transparency and openness, this won’t go down well with Labour bosses who fear the case will air basketfuls of the party’s dirty washing.