Corbyn to launch anti-Semitism enquiry
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced he will launch an independent enquiry into anti-Semitism in his party.
The investigation, led by Shami Chakrabarti, the former head of campaign group Liberty, will also enquire into other forms of racism within the Labour Party. It will include consultations with the Jewish community and other minority groups.
Following the suspensions of MP Naz Shah and former London mayor Ken Livingston for anti-Semitic comments, Mr Corbyn will introduce a new “code of conduct” on racism in May at Labour’s national executive committee. The new code will make it “explicitly clear for the first time that Labour will not tolerate any form of racism, including anti-Semitism, in the party”, according to an official statement. It will also include specific guidance on “acceptable behaviour” as well as the “use of language”.
Mr Corbyn said Labour was an anti-racism party “to its core” and that the Jewish community has been at the heart of the Labour party for more than one hundred years. “There is no place for anti-Semitism or any form of racism in the Labour party, or anywhere in society, and we will make sure that our party is a welcoming home to members of all communities,” he said.