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Keir Starmer warns of rising antisemitism and vows never to let it take hold in Labour again

2024-01-15 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国政治原网页

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Sir Keir Starmer has warned of a rise in anti-Jewish racism as he vowed never to let antisemitism take hold in the Labour Party again.

The Labour leader said antisemitism had taken “a new shape” in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks on Israel, with those who “hate Jews” hiding behind pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Addressing the Jewish Labour Movement’s (JLM) conference on Sunday, Sir Keir said: “Let me assure you, we will never let antisemitism sneak back into the Labour Party under cover.

Keir Starmer has vowed never to let antisemitism take hold in the Labour Party again

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Keir Starmer has vowed never to let antisemitism take hold in the Labour Party again

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“I see no greater cause in my leadership than this. This is my role.”

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It came as Sir Keir announced that ex-MP Luciana Berger would lead a review of the party’s mental health strategy, four years after she quit Labour blaming “a “sea of cases” of antisemitism.

She rejoined Labour as a member last year, and her appointment to the key role was announced on Sunday.

Ms Berger claimed that Labour had “turned a significant corner” under Sir Keir’s leadership.

The former MP, who served as a shadow health minister between 2013 and 2016, will present recommendations ahead of the next election on how Labour should fulfil its plan to tackle mental illness.

Luciana Berger praised the Labour leader’s efforts to remove antisemitism from the party

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It is another sign of progress in Sir Keir’s drive to “tear out antisemitism” from the “roots” of the Labour Party.

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