The police may not have launched an investigation into the party’s controversial Falkirk selection, and the party may be planning to pursue disciplinary action (but won’t be making their report public), but the Information Commissioner will be launching an investigation into the allegations surrounding the investigation. The BBC’s Tim Reid tweets:
Update: A Labour spokesperson told LabourList:
“We welcome any investigation to ensure the process was open and transparent.”
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