The president of the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has announced her resignation from Labour, condemning "the party's complete inability and lack of political will to tackle antisemitism."

Writing for HuffPost, Hannah Rose said: "My position as the President of the Union of Jewish Students means I cannot, in good faith, continue as a member of a political party which has deliberately and recklessly allowed antisemitism to emerge, and even more concerningly, flourish.

"I commend the efforts of many Jewish students who stay and fight for the party I still wish I could call my political home. However, both in my personal and professional capacity, I cannot give support or succour to a party which its own MPs consider to be institutionally racist."

Ms Rose, who was elected president last December, assumed the leadership of the union, which represents 8,500 Jewish students in the UK and Ireland, this summer. 

"Like so many others in my community, I do not leave the Labour Party because my politics or values have changed, rather because the Party has made clear through its actions that I am not welcome," she wrote. 

"Words mean nothing when the actions of so many speak louder.

"I will continue to fight for a just and equal society, where racism is challenged and no citizen is left behind. However, I now know that the Labour Party is not the place where this battle is fought. My Jewish values led me to join the Labour Party, and now my being Jewish leaves me no choice but to resign."