Labour accuses Jo Swinson of failings over Commons racism row

Lib Dem leader criticised for not suspending activist who said MP's experience was made up

The Liberal Democrats' leader, Jo Swinson, has been accused by Labour of not properly investigating an activist who claimed one of their MPs had made up her experience of racism.

Swinson said it was right that Steve Wilson, the husband of parliamentary candidate Angela Smith, had apologised to the shadow equalities minister, Dawn Butler, for writing on social media that she had lied about her experience of racism in the House of Commons.