The disgraced former MP Keith Vaz has been belatedly kicked out of Labour after announcing he is standing in his old seat, Leicester East, for a new local party.
The former minister, who is running against an official Labour party candidate, was still a member of the party on Thursday when it emerged that he was standing in the constituency for the One Leicester party.
On Friday, the party rescinded his membership. He is still described in some party literature as the honorary president of Leicester East constituency party.
Insiders said Vaz’s membership of the Labour party had been terminated on Friday for breaching party rules prohibiting members standing for public election in opposition to a party candidate.
The fact that he remained…
