Britain’s Labour Party is left without security arrangements for its annual conference in Liverpool next month, following a boycott of a longtime contractor with ties to Israel.
The decision to drop British-Danish G4S security multinational firm follows a controversial vote last year by members of Labour’s National Executive Committee, leaving the party with no fixed arrangements for the Sept. 25 event, The Telegraph reports.
Britain’s Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn makes a speech at Savoy Place, London, June 25, 2016. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
G4S has faced criticism over its involvement in Israeli prisons where Palestinians are held. Labor MK Hilik Bar wrote to a British counterpart complaining about reports that suggested the party’s boycott was over Israel. Labour denies any link, and following a recommendation from one committee member, altered the minutes of the session on G4S to exclude any mention of Israel, The Jewish News reported in January.
With no security firm to handle the Sept. 25 conference, the Home Office and police could shut down the event. Three companies declined the offer of a contract and one withdrew its bid after carrying out a risk assessment, the Telegraph reports.
— JTA
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