Howard Beckett, who is also a member of Labour’s national executive committee, has been suspended from the party

Howard Beckett has reiterated his apology for saying Priti Patel should be deported after he was suspended from the Labour party, with the nominee to lead the Unite union saying some people had read a tweet he sent too literally.

Beckett, who is also a member of Labour’s national executive committee, was suspended from the party on Thursday after sending a tweet in response to an attempt to deport two asylum seekers in Glasgow, which was thwarted by protesters.

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