Labour's Finchley and Golders Green candidate said she 'used wrong word' in saying antisemitism was 'weaponised'

"Antisemitism is a very real problem and I was in no way referring those of us fighting it."

Ms Conway, who is a member of the Jewish Labour Movement and a Barnet councillor, also told the Jewish News: "I am a part of the local Jewish community, and I have my own Jewish mother who regularly pulls me up on this stuff on Friday nights.

"I am very, very much a part of the community so I’ve heard and been aware of these issues for a long time."

Mr Freer said: “I condemn the idea that antisemitism has been ‘weaponised’ or ‘drummed up’. Tell that to the number of Labour activists and MPs like Dame Margaret Hodge.

"To suggest that the Commission for Racial Equality have launched an investigation into Labour as being complicit in weaponising the issue is laughable. The Labour candidate shows how out of touch and complacent the Labour Party have become.”