Labour has appointed trade union veteran Jennie Formby as the party’s new general secretary.
The Unite employee was made Labour’s most senior official on Tuesday – with her appointment boosting Jeremy Corbyn’s influence over the party’s internal machinery.
Ms Formby is a long-standing critic of Israel and sparked controversy two years ago at a Labour national executive committee meeting by questioning Baroness Royall’s suitability to lead an investigation into claims of antisemitism among Labour-supporting students.
Ms Formby’s claim was said to be on the grounds that the peer had previously visited Israel.
