London mayor's suspension frozen

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A London judge Tuesday froze the four-week suspension of London Mayor Ken Livingstone so it can be appealed.

Livingstone was suspended for comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard. He says the remark was blown out of proportion.

The Adjudication Panel for England has agreed to review the case, which Livingstone says has constitutional implications. If he loses, Livingstone plans to take the case to the Court of Appeal and the Law Lords, the BBC reported.

Livingstone has no plans to apologize for the remark, which was directed to Evening Standard reporter Oliver Finegold.

A disciplinary hearing found Livingstone had brought his office into disrepute.