Mr McCartney Tweeted that, having served on The Transport Select Committee during the 2020-15 House of Commons, he spoke privately with Chairman Louise Ellman and Tweeted support for her. Mr McCartney shared this Tweet in light of a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission that found the Labour Party responsible for discrimination under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.
We used Twitter’s advanced search tool to scour Mr McCartney’s profile, looking for mentions of Ms Ellman’s account or simply her name.
There were several, spanning a number of years, but we didn’t find any Tweets of “support”.
Our verdict for this Tweet is information needed, as it may well be factual, but we’re unable to confirm or deny this.
Fact Check: Karl McCartney 