Director Ken Loach says he has been expelled from Labour

Leftwing film-maker claims move by party is because he would not disown those already expelled'

The veteran leftwing film-maker Ken Loach has said he has been expelled from the Labour party.

Loach, whose films are regarded as landmarks of social realism, claimed the move by the party was because he would not disown those already expelled", and he hit out at an alleged witch-hunt".