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Labour ends action against Margaret Hodge in antisemitism row
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 06, 2018 04:02pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 06, 2018 01:45pm |
| Description | Labour has ended its disciplinary action against the MP Margaret Hodge, launched by the party after she called Jeremy Corbyn “an antisemite and a racist” over his handling of Labour’s dispute with Jewish community leaders.
Hodge was informed that she was under investigation after confronting Corbyn in the House of Commons, shortly after the party introduced a new code of conduct on antisemitism that was criticised by several Jewish groups.
The code adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, but excluded several examples that Jewish groups had called for the party to accept in full.
Labour sources said Hodge, the MP for Barking, had “expressed regret” to the party’s chief whip, Nick Brown, “for the manner in which she raised her views”.
Hodge denied doing so, tweeting on Monday: “Just to be clear: there have been no apologies – on either side.” |
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