Labour misses September deadline to process antisemitism complaints

It is unclear whether the party has set itself a fresh deadline to deal with approximately 300 complaints of antisemitism by members, the Evening Standard reports.

Conflicting reports suggested the Shadow Chancellor had referred to a deadline for the party to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, rather than one for complaints.

The Labour Party said: "There is no missed deadline. The Party adopted all of the IHRA examples in September, in addition to the IHRA definition, which Labour adopted in 2016."

Labour MP Neil Coyle even suggested during the summer recess that the party requires more members of staff to cope with the increased volume of complaints.

Labour denied allegations that its complaints unit has struggled to keep pace with complaints, although the party has reportedly advertised for additional staff for its governance and legal department.

A Labour source told the JC that claims of under-staffing were "absurd and entirely untrue".