David Prescott suspended from job in the Labour partypublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017Breaking
Richard Madden
BBC Radio Humberside
There are reports that David Prescott, the son of former deputy prime minister John Prescott and a key aide to Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from his job in the Labour leader's office.
A Labour spokeswoman said: "We do not comment on staffing matters."
Mr Prescott has emerged as a key member of Mr Corbyn's team, reportedly helping to write his speeches and preparing him to face Theresa May at Prime Minister's Questions.
He stood as the Labour candidate in Gainsborough in the 2015 election, but lost to sitting Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh.
He also failed to gain the nomination as the party's candidate in Hull West and Hessle, earlier this year after former home secretary Alan Johnson announced he was standing down in June's election.