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All Jewish Labour MPs should be automatically re-selected, says MP John Mann

Move would 'shut up some of the extremists' threatening de-selection, he says

August 31, 2018 11:37
Labour MP John Mann
1 min read

Jeremy Corbyn should tell Jewish Labour MPs they will automatically be re-selected as candidates to relieve the fear of "intimidation, bullying and racism" by party members, a senior MP has said.

John Mann, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on antisemitism, said the move would show "leadership" after fellow MP Frank Field resigned the party whip over Labour's "toleration" of Jew-hate.

Labour MPs who have criticised Mr Corbyn have long faced the threat of being de-selected as parliamentary candidates by pro-Corbyn party members.

Luciana Berger, the Jewish MP for Liverpool Wavertree who has been critical of Mr Corbyn over antisemitism, was told by a senior Corbyn ally to "get on board" with the Labour leadership or she "will have to be answerable to us".

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