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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
Labour's ruling body has endorsed candidate Ian Byrne, who was at the centre of a row over "sexist" comments about a government minister.
Mr Byrne was backed to stand for Liverpool West Derby after a hearing by the party's National Executive Committee.
He has apologised for "unacceptable" social media posts about Tory minister Esther McVey and Baroness Michelle Mone made in 2015.
A statement issued over the weekend from Mr Byrne, said he was "deeply sorry for the inappropriate and offensive language from the shop floor I used several years ago on social media and would not use today".
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Can I assume he is no longer a sexist, then?
Given Labour's history of dealing with complaints I am not shocked.
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