Fury over reported Corbyn nomination of top aide Karie Murphy for peerage

The Jewish Labour Movement has reacted with fury over Jeremy Corbyn’s reported nomination of his chief of staff Karie Murphy for a peerage.

The Sunday Times has reported that hers was one of eight names on a leaked list of people the outgoing Labour leader has put forward for the honour.

In a statement, JLM said her nomination was “deeply inappropriate and must be rescinded immediately” as the Equality and Human Rights Commission was still investigating Labour’s handling of antisemitism.

Among complaints made against the party was that staff in the leader’s office interfered with disciplinary inquiries.