His appearance before Labour's National Executive Committee to determine whether his suspension should be lifted or whether he should be expelled was due to take place on 15 May. On 9 May it was reported that he was considering preempting the hearing by leaving the Labour party and on 13 May he resigned from the Labour party. In his letter of resignation he again stated that he has no recollection of the interview, that "The Times" had failed to provide the footage in order for it to be forensically examined and, consequently, that he was unable to get a fair hearing. He alleged that the video was deliberately doctored, perhaps by "elements in Pakistan who bears grudge against me".