The former Downing Street head of communications revealed on Sunday night he had voted for the Lib Dems “for the first time in my life”, after becoming frustrated with Labour’s Brexit policies. Mr Campbell is a People’s Vote campaigner.
He said on Twitter: “Sad and disappointed to receive email expelling me from @uklabour – particularly on a day leadership finally seems to be moving to the right place on Brexit, not least thanks to tactical voting by party members, including MPs, councillors and peers who back @peoplesvote-uk.”
Mr Campbell added: “I am and always will be Labour. I voted Lib Dem, without advance publicity, to try to persuade Labour to do right thing for country/party. In light of appeal, I won’t be doing media on this. But hard not to point out difference in the way anti-Semitism cases have been handled.”
The former spin doctor said that after taking advice from lawyers, he intended to appeal against the expulsion.
The news comes after Labour suffered a humiliating defeat in the EU elections on Sunday, losing key seats in London, the north and in Wales.
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