The Mail on Sunday reports that a far-left political group created to support UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has secret ties to an “extremist” organization accused of anti-Semitism.
The paper says its undercover reporter was told by an official from Momentum that the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC) could help him drum up support for the Labour leader.
According to the Mail, MPAC “once publicly mocked Holocaust Remembrance Day,” and has been banned for the past 12 years by the National Union of Students due to its “extreme views.” The group also donated money to convicted Holocaust denier David Irving, the Mail says.
Under Corbyn, the veteran far-left backbencher who replaced Ed Miliband as party leader last year, numerous Labour members have been suspended or censured for anti-Semitic comments. He is currently facing a leadership challenge by Owen Smith MP.
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