Anti-Semitism: Jeremy Corbyn will no longer be able to sit in Parliament as a Labor MP

Jeremy Corbyn will no longer be able to sit in Parliament under the Labor Party label following his criticized handling of anti-Semitism within the party.

AP - Thanassis Stavrakis

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In the United Kingdom, Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the Labor Party, will no longer be able to sit as Labor MP.

A decision announced this Wednesday, November 18 by the current head of Labor Keir Starmer, who thus chooses to sanction his predecessor for his management of anti-Semitism in training.

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Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from Labor at the end of October after questioning the findings of a damning report on anti-Semitism within the party when he was at its head.

Far from making amends, the former leader had criticized critics inside and outside Labor and the media for " 

 " the anti-Semitism under his leadership.

The suspension of Jeremy Corbyn

had angered the left wing of Labor and was instead welcomed by members and associations of the Jewish faith.

The new Labor leader Keir Starmer, for his part, insisted that those who considered the issue of anti-Semitism within Labor to be exaggerated had no “ 

”.

This did not prevent the disciplinary authorities of Labor from lifting the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday, this decision not being due to Keir Starmer.

Faced with a serious dilemma, the new leader nevertheless refused to return Jeremy Corbyn the right to run for parliament under the label of Labor.

Keir Starmer thus reaffirms his authority but takes the risk of opposing the left wing of Labor for whom this decision will only stir up internal divisions and weaken the party.

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