▁minister ▁Sarah ▁Te ather ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁an ▁event ▁saying ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Te ather ▁was ▁a ▁" family ▁free ▁zone " ▁and ▁that ▁Te ather ▁" did ▁not ▁believe ▁in ▁family " ▁as ▁" she ▁certainly ▁didn ' t ▁produce ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁own ". ▁The ▁comments ▁made ▁by ▁L ought on ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" dis g ust ing " ▁by ▁Jo ▁Sw inson , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁minister ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁Equ al ities . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁L ought on ▁was ▁amongst ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁other ▁political ▁parties ▁who ▁had ▁paid ▁£ 3 ▁to ▁register ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁its ▁leadership ▁election . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁registered ▁using ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁email ▁account ▁to ▁reve al ▁" what ▁a ▁complete ▁far ce ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ▁is ." ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁open ▁in ▁his ▁intent ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁actually ▁voted . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁removed ▁form ▁the ▁Labour ▁party ▁registered ▁supp or ters ▁list ▁and ▁not ▁granted ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁Le ad ership ▁election . ▁The ▁fee ▁paid ▁by ▁L ought on ▁to ▁register ▁to ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁was ▁retained ▁as ▁a ▁don ation ▁by ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁L ought on ▁had ▁claimed ▁the ▁fourth