Allison Johnston has been suspended pending an
A councillor whose daughter was convicted over false claims of being sexually abused by an 'Asian grooming gang' has been suspended by the Labour Party.
The Facebook post sparked demonstrations in her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and led to former English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson visiting the town to “investigate” the claims. But those claims subsequently unravelled as expert evidence showed that Williams, of Barrow, had most likely inflicted the injuries upon herself.
Since the verdicts were delivered, Cllr Johnston has continued to insist she believes that her daughter was abused even if she concedes things were "made up". Speaking to MailOnline, she said: "There were some things she claimed that I do believe were not true, there were parts of it that she made up.
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