US Edition'Trumpian Behaviour': Owen Jones Banned From Labour Conference
Labour revoked Jones' pass after complaints about his conduct to uphold safeguarding for delegates, staff, and visitors during the conference, conference officials said.
- Owen Jones, a left-wing journalist, had his conference pass cancelled with immediate effect on September 30 during the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
- Labour revoked Jones's pass following complaints about his conduct, citing safeguarding obligations to protect all attendees at the event.
- Jones, known for attending Labour conferences for over a decade and filming videos questioning MPs, had criticized the party’s stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.
- Jones condemned the cancellation on social media, calling it deplorable and reminiscent of Trump’s tactics, and posted the email notifying him that his pass had been revoked for safety reasons.
- The revocation barred Jones and at least one other left-wing journalist from attending sessions, raising concerns about Labour limiting scrutiny amidst internal conference tensions.
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Owen Jones kicked out of Labour party conference: 'Trumpian behaviour'
The Labour Party has reportedly banned Owen Jones from its annual conference over what it described as “safeguarding obligations.” The 41-year-old out gay journalist shared an email he received from the Labour Party’s conference team on Monday (30 September) stating his pass had been revoked “with immediate effect.” A spokesperson for Labour said it had made the decision “following complaints we have received about your conduct.” “We have a resp…
Owen Jones kicked out of Labour conference as party revokes his pass
The left wing journalist Owen Jones has had his pass at the Labour Party Conference revoked. Jones, who has been at the event filming his annual video at the conference, shared an email he received on social media which told him that his pass had been cancelled ‘with immediate effect’. In the email, Jones was told that the Labour Party had “concluded that we cannot continue your attendance while ensuring we meet our safeguarding obligations to a…
Owen Jones has Labour conference pass withdrawn over ‘safeguarding complaints’ after Gaza ‘genocide’ claims - The Jewish Chronicle
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