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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
UK Labour’s ruling body to meet on Corbyn suspension
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe British Labour party’s ruling body is meeting today over the suspension of former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn was exiled pending investigation after he refused to accept all the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which said his office had broken the law in its handling of anti-Semitism complaints by Jewish members.
The panel will decide whether to lift the suspension or seek further action, according to the BBC.
Ahead of the meeting, Corbyn restated his position in a Facebook post.
Last month, I was suspended from the Labour Party, after 54 years’ membership and four and a half years as party…
Posted by Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday, November 17, 2020
But the Jewish umbrella group the Board of Deputies of British Jews rejects “this pathetic non-apology.”
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