Labour councillor who dressed as Adolf Hitler apologises for Nazi row - Daily Star

Labour councillor who dressed as Adolf HITLER for charity do sorry for 'clumsy' decision

A LABOUR councillor has apologised after pictures emerged of him dressed in a Nazi outfit at a charity fundraiser.

Cllr Seve Gomez-Aspron, 33, who stands on St Helens Council, Merseyside, was shown in photos dressed as Adolf Hitler.

The pictures were reportedly taken before the councillor was elected in 2012.

In the images, Gomez-Aspron is seen dressed as a German soldier along with a swastika and a small dark moustache.

They were allegedly taken at a themed fancy dress fundraising dinner in around 2009 to support Claire House Children's Hospice.

The hospice supports seriously and terminally ill children.

Labour councillor dresses as Adolf Hitler

ROW: Labour councillor Seve Gomez-Aspron has apologised for dressing as a Nazi, left (Pic: LDR SERVICETWITTER/SUPERSEVERIANO)

Labour councillor apologises for Hitler costume

IDIOTIC: Seve Gomez-Aspron wore the outfit for a charity do in 2009 (Pic: LDR SERVICE)

1967's The Producers by Mel Brooks

FILM: Cllr Gomez-Aspron claimed the costume was a reference to 1967's The Producers (Pic: EMBASSY PICTURES)

“I have matured and learnt a lot since then, and it goes without saying that I would not do this now”

Cllr Seve Gomez-Aspron, Labour councillor, St Helens

Gomez-Aspron said he was part of a group who dressed up in outfits inspired by The Producers in support of a friend who had recently come out as gay.

He told the Liverpool Echo: "The picture is from around 2009 in my very early 20s, before I was a Labour Party member or councillor, at a charity dinner fundraising for a hospice for terminally ill children."

Gomez-Aspron, a councillor for the ward of Newton-le-Willows said the outfit was inspired by the 1967 film The Producers.

"The fancy dress theme was 'music and musicals' and I and the group I was with dressed as German soldiers from the film The Producers by Mel Brooks.

"Anyone familiar with the film will know how the plot condemns and ridicules fascism throughout."

But he admitted the outfit was a "clumsy decision" and said he "sincerely apologised" for his actions.

"I have matured and learnt a lot since then, and it goes without saying that I would not do this now," he went on.

It is understood a formal investigation will now take place by the Labour Party.

Labour councillor Seve Gomez-Aspron

SORRY: The councillor, 33, admitted his actions were 'clumsy' and apologised (Pic: TWITTER/SUPERSEVERIANO1)

St Helens, Merseyside

COUNCILLOR: Gomez-Aspron has represented a ward in St Helens, Merseyside, since 2012 (Pic: GETTY)

Mel Brooks

LEGEND: Mel Brooks, 92, won an Oscar for The Producers (Pic: GETTY)

Labour said it is unable to comment on individual cases due to confidentiality and data protection issues.

In the classic 60s comedy by legendary Jewish-American filmmaker Brooks, two Broadway producers aim to make a musical so offensive it will bomb immediately, and they will be able to leave without paying back any of their investors.

But their show Springtime for Hitler becomes an accidental, and an enormous hit.

The film won Brooks, 92, an Oscar for best screenplay.