A long-serving Nottingham councillor who was expelled from Labour almost a month before local elections says he will be taking legal action against the party. Councillor Hassan Ahmed, who was first elected as a Labour councillor for St Ann's on Nottingham City Council in 1987, was thrown out of the party on March 22.
Neither Labour or Councillor Ahmed have disclosed the reason for the expulsion. Councillor Ahmed says he is being advised by lawyers on how much to publicly disclose, whilst Labour says it is not routine practice for it to share this information.
But Councillor Ahmed has confirmed that he will be taking legal action against the Labour Party over its decision. He said: "It's public knowledge that I was expelled by the Labour Party, after over 40 years of Labour Party membership, on completely unfair and unfounded grounds. I am currently seeking legal advice to challenge that decision.
