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Lord Mann uses maiden House of Lords speech to praise voters for rejecting 'extremism of antisemitism'

The former MP, who is now a government adviser on anti-Jewish racism, vows to 'be no bystander in driving out the stench of intolerance'

January 14, 2020 10:07
Lord Mann gives his maiden speech in the House of Lords
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Lord Mann has used his maiden speech in the House of Lords to celebrate the defeat of both former Labour MPs Chris Williamson and George Galloway at last month's general election, hailing the British electorate's rejection of "the extremism of antisemitism".

In a moving contribution the former Bassetlaw Labour MP said the "true face of this country and the true story of the election is this: in Derby North, Christopher Williamson got 635 votes and lost his deposit."

He added: "In West Bromwich East, George Galloway got 489 votes and lost his deposit. This is the innate decency of the British people yet again.

"Across the entirety of the country, people are saying, very vocally and unequivocally, 'We reject the extremism of antisemitism.'”