Enablers of hate

It is understandable that, with the destiny of our nation at stake, almost all political and media attention has been focused on Brexit. As a consequence, a number of developments in Labour’s antisemitism crisis that would ordinarily have been at the centre of the news agenda have been ignored.

This week, for example, it was revealed that Labour MP Chris Williamson was greeted in the House of Commons chamber by Jeremy Corbyn after his suspension with a pat on the shoulder and a cheery “comrade”.

The insincerity of the Labour leader’s claim to be determined to stamp out antisemitism is so blatant that he might as well have his fingers crossed behind his back when he speaks.

This week’s JC — as every week — is full of examples of Labour antisemitism that, had they been the first to have emerged, would have prompted astonishment. But they are now so regular that they barely produce a raised eyebrow.