Suspended campaigner to give talk

A C O N T ROV E R S I A L Labour figure embroiled in a row over anti-Semitism is to address a Dundee University audience.

Jackie Walker, known for her work in the left-wing Momentum faction of Labour, was suspended twice by the party after she allegedly made antiSemitic comments.

Despite pressure, Dundee University principal Professor Sir Pete Downes has refused to revoke the invitation made to t h e p ro - Pa l e s t i n e campaigner.

Ms Walker i s due t o attend an event organised by the Dundee University Action Palestine group, in conjunction with the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign on March 29.

Ms Walker was suspended in September for comments made on Holocaust Memorial Day at a private Labour Party training session. She had previously been suspended over comments made on Facebook.

Ms Walker has slammed allegations as “absurd”, saying she was a “lifelong anti-racism campaigner”.