Ex-Labour MP Chris Williamson has lost his access to Parliament over his 'unacceptable' role as a host on Iranian state TV.
The former shadow minister, a staunch ally of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was MP for Derby North between 2017 and 2019.
Up until this week, he had continued to enjoy privileged access to Parliament by holding one of more than 300 passes doled out to former MPs.
But his pass has now been suspended until further notice after concerns were raised about his work for Iran's PressTV.
The 66-year-old also recently caused fury by claiming Volodymyr Zelensky is 'backed by literal Nazis' on the day the Ukrainian President made his historic address to Parliament.
Senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker, the chair of the Administration Committee, wrote to Chris Williamson yesterday to inform him that his pass was being suspended
As revealed by MailOnline, the House of Commons' Administration Committee met on Monday to review Mr Williamson's holding of a parliamentary pass.
Senior Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker, the chair of the committee, subsequently wrote to Mr Williamson yesterday to inform him that his pass was being suspended.
'The Administration Committee met and decided to suspend your parliamentary pass until further notice,' he wrote.
'The Committee considered that your continued presence on PressTV, a broadcaster that has been banned in the UK and multiple other countries, is unacceptable and risks bringing Parliament into disrepute.'
But Mr Williamson told MailOnline he intended to ask Sir Charles to rethink the suspension of his pass as he hit out at the 'absurdity and inconsistency' of the committee's position.
Mr Williamson has seen his Twitter account branded 'Iran state-affiliated media' by social media bosses over his role as a host of PressTV's 'Palestine Declassified' show.
PressTV, which is owned by the Iranian state, has been banned in Britain since 2013 after breaching the UK's b...