Ken livingstone hitler comments

Ken Livingstone stands by his comments about Adolf Hitler, even though he's been suspended and may be expelled for Labour for making them – but he can't remember why he said them.

In a phone conversation, I asked the former London Mayor what point he was trying to make when he started talking about Hitler's policies in 1932.

But Mr Livingstone simply replied: "I can't remember."

Ever since he made the remarks on Thursday there has been a great deal of discussion about historical accuracy, and he was confronted about this by Labour MP John Mann on the day.

There has also been talk about whether the uproar around the comments were part of a Blairite conspiracy to overturn Jeremy Corbyn.

And there has been a focus on whether Mr Livingstone should apologise for saying what he said.

However, there has been very little discussion about what he meant by the rema