When Labour members err, there ought to be opportunity for them to learn from the experience and make amends. But comrade Sheridan’s statement after his suspension was lifted suggested his only regret was getting caught and he appeared to blame those who complained about him.

Let’s recall what got him into trouble: Sheridan declared he had lost respect and empathy for an entire ethnic group — “the Jewish community” — due to events in the Labour Party. The Holocaust, pogroms and persecution of Jews no longer moved him because of “their Blairite plotters”.