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Lord Mann hits out at council over refusal to adopt IHRA

‘The only clear muddle is one in the competence of the small local authority’, says antisemitism tsar

October 2, 2020 13:07
Lord Mann gives his maiden speech in the House of Lords
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Lord John Mann has criticised a local authority in Somerset after councillors refused to adopt a widely-accepted definition of antisemitism. 

Mendip District councillors voted 35-0 Wednesday not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition. Seven councillors abstained. 

The council had agreed in February to delay a vote on the issue while an equality steering group reviewed the definition and made recommendations. 

The committee noted strong guidance from the government to adopt the definition but warned its adoption may duplicate or muddy existing protections. It recommended instead the council reaffirm its commitment to the Equality Act 2010 and Human Rights Act 1998.

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