Pete Wilsman is not just a "small pocket" or a fringe marginal tweeter. He was voted onto the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), which is, incredibly, charged with responding to antisemitism. He was re-elected AFTER it was exposed he had claimed that Jews were “Trump fanatics”.
The latest conspiracy theory from him was therefore no surprise. It was, however, deeply concerning.
A figure who holds clearly antisemitic conspiratorial views about Jews has sat for the past months on one of the most senior bodies of the Labour Party.
His suspension is only the first step. We need to hear from the Leader of the Opposition clearly that he understands Wilsman’s views are dangerous and wrong, and that it is time for his ally to be thrown off the NEC.
In July last year, 68 rabbis described the actions of the Labour Party’s leadership as “insulting and arrogant.” One year on, the disgrace of being investigated by the EHRC suggests that there has been little improvement.
