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'Jeremy Corbyn has done more to inflame antisemitism than any political figure since Second World War'

Exclusive: Labour's former head of disputes says he was driven to the brink of suicide amid pressure put on him by leader's aides

July 10, 2019 15:01
Sam Matthews, Labour's former head of complaints, said the issues in the party helped push him to the brink of suicide
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Labour’s former head of disputes has accused Jeremy Corbyn of having done more than “any modern day political figure since the Second World War to bring about the rise of antisemitism.”

Sam Matthews – who lifted the lid on his time working for the party on Wednesday night's damning BBC Panorama expose of Labour’s handling of complaints involving Jew-hate – tells the JC how he was driven to the brink of suicide as a result of the intense pressure put on him by Mr Corbyn’s closest aides to deliver their extremist political project.

Mr Matthews reveals how during his two-year tenure working at Labour’s headquarters in central London, he personally witnessed interference in a raft of high profile antisemitism cases by Mr Corbyn as well as senior party figures such as general secretary Jennie Formby, chief of staff Karie Murphy, Seumas Milne, the leader’s director of strategy and Andrew Murray, another key Corbyn adviser.

“My view is that Jeremy Corbyn has done more than anyone in modern political history  to bring about the rise of antisemitism,” he says.