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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Suspended Labour MP quits anti-Semitism panel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Labour MP suspended for anti-Israel Facebook posts quits the parliamentary panel investigating anti-Semitism in Britain “until current issues have been resolved.”
“The committee met and had a discussion with Naz Shah about her recent comments. Naz Shah asked to be excused from any further deliberations of the Home Affairs Select Committee until current issues have been resolved,” chairman Keith Vaz says, according to Politics Home.
“She will not take part in the anti-Semitism inquiry or any other inquiries and will not receive any papers,” he says. “This will be with immediate effect. The committee unanimously agreed with the decision taken by her.”
Shah was suspended from the party late last month for a post urging that Israel “relocate” to the US.
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