Mr Neumann, who is director of Jewish Human Rights Watch, added that “although the Board has a fairly strong record of abiding by these principles, especially recently, nevertheless historically there are times when it falls short.
“The caucus intends to support the executive when it stands by these principles and call it out if it does not. We believe these principles are consensual and uncontroversial within Anglo-Jewry, so all deputies ought to be signing up to them.”
Caucus members have been asked to vote together on motions and on the election of candidates for office.
Mr Neumann said that “with around 10 per cent of all deputies with us already before we've even launched, we think this is a promising endeavour”.
A spokesman for the Board commented, “The democratic nature of the Board of Deputies is one of our greatest strengths. A wide range of backgrounds, views and political opinions are represented, but we are confident in our ability to reflect the consensus of the community on all of our issues.”
