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Labour antisemitism figures reveal surge in expulsion and suspension of party members

But JLM says party should not get to judge its own processes after 'years of acting in bad faith'

January 28, 2020 18:09
The Enough Is Enough demonstration against Labour antisemitism in March 2018
Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-semitism in the Labour party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London on March 26, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Jewish Labour Movement has attacked the party's claim that an increase in expulsions and suspensions over antisemitism points towards the party getting a grip on the issue.

Labour announced on Tuesday it had expelled 45 members over antisemitism in 2019 - four times as many as it did in the previous two years, the party has announced.

According to statistics released by the party’s general secretary Jennie Formby, 296 members were suspended over antisemitism complaints in 2019 - compared with 98 suspended in 2018.

A party spokesperson said the increase showed the party was "taking more decisive action than ever before, and more than any other political party, to root out this bigotry and racism".

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