So he was an embarrassment to the Labour Party and an electoral liability so was ditched. I'm sure there was also pressure from Labour's Jewish groups. Fiona Sharpe, spokeswoman for Labour Against Antisemitism , said 'The decision of Labour's NEC ruling body not to allow Chris Williamson to stand as the Labour candidate for Derby North is too late in coming and totally inadequate. Mr Williamson should have been expelled from the Labour Party years ago, when his views first started appearing in public'