LABOUR bosses have stood by a web troll politician - even though he's been accused of a misogynistic hate campaign, The Sun can reveal.

Chris Paul, a councillor in Manchester, posted a string of offensive tweets calling women "bitch", "c**t", "witch" and "stupid cow".

Labour councillor Chris Paul has refused to resign Credit: manchester.gov.uk

But Labour has so far allowed him to stay in the party - prompting claims they are "condoning the promotion of violence against women" by refusing to crack down.

One fellow councillor defended him on the grounds that Mr Paul has "raised the status of cycling" in Manchester.

And a Labour MP recently posed for a smiling selfie with the troll councillor.

Mr Paul's abusive tweets, first reported by the Manchester Evening News, stretch from 2009 - before he joined the council - to as recent as last autumn.

A selection of the abusive tweets sent by Mr Paul

He shared a message about journalist Jan Moir saying "bitch needs a slap", and another claiming she "manages to walk difficult tightrope between being a bitch and a c**t".

Mr Paul also described a woman who blocked him online as "that little cow".

In a message sent just eight months ago, the councillor called a different woman "a very special and particular kind of witch".

And he abused actor Terry Christian, calling him a "cheeky little c**k".

Mr Paul has refused to quit the council since his trolling comments first came to light on the internet several months ago.

And council bosses have repeatedly stopped the only two opposition councillors from questioning his behaviour in meetings.

Labour MP Jeff Smith has posed for pictures with Chris Paul recently

He's been publicly defended by a number of Labour colleagues - Mike Cordingly said he should stay on the council because "he has raised the status of cycling" among Mancunians.

Another councillor, John Hacking, dismissed the anger against him as "just a Twitter storm".

Labour MP Jeff Smith recently posted a selfie alongside Mr Paul on his own Tiwtter account.

Lib Dem John Leech, the leader of the opposition, told The Sun: "Unless Labour disown Chris Paul as a councillor and expel him from the Labour party, they are condoning the promotion of violence against women and setting a standard that permits their elected representatives to spout vile, abusive and misogynistic comments online.

"I know the decent and hard-working families of Manchester would be disgusted to see these comments, horrified to see the Labour party endorsing him and would not want to be represented by such an unpleasant misogynist.”

Jeremy Corbyn's party is still investigating Mr Paul Credit: PA:Press Association

Labour tonight said that Mr Paul is still under investigation over his comments.

A spokesman said: "Misogynist and abusive language is unacceptable and is not tolerated by the Party.

"Labour takes all complaints about such language extremely seriously, which are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures and appropriate disciplinary action taken."

Mr Paul did not respond to a request for comment.

But he previously told a local newspaper: "I would like to apologise for any offence caused by postings that I tweeted or retweeted before I came on the council or more recently as a councillor.

“Many of these were done when I was a private citizen and Twitter was in its infancy.

"It is clear that I exercised bad judgement on occasions and I will not repeat this in future."

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