Ken Livingstone's resignation statement in full

Former London mayor quit Labour after being suspended over alleged antisemitismKen Livingstone quits Labour
“After much consideration, I have decided to resign from the Labour party.
“The ongoing issues around my suspension from the Labour party have become a distraction from the key political issue of our time – which is to replace a Tory government overseeing falling living standards and spiralling poverty, while starving our schools and the NHS of the vital resources they ne